China Urges Apple to Strengthen Data Security: Report
HONG KONG: China has urged Apple to strengthen its data security and privacy protection, the country’s state planner said in a statement on Tuesday.
Zheng Shanjie, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, made the comments during a meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday, the statement said.
The executive also pointed out that “China’s industrial digitization and digital industrialization process, a very large market and large middle-income groups all bring a large market for multinational companies such as Apple.”
Apple is well aware of the importance of China to its business. In its latest annual results, IBiz reported that $74.2 billion – nearly 19 percent of its $394 billion in annual revenue – was won in Greater China
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