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Apple Warns of Revenge from China After U.S. Representatives Visit, iPhone Shipments May See Impact
A U.S. House of Representatives visiting Taiwan has spurred China into revenge; these acts may complicate iPhone shipments for Apple.
Apple iPhone Shipments in China More Than Double Last Year’s
While most of the smartphone industry struggled with declining shipments, the iPhone is seeing year-over-year growth in China.
Apple's Business Could Be Greatly Disrupted By A Possible China Takeover of Taiwan
Apple’s business disaster scenario might happen as both U.S. and U.K. security chiefs issue warnings about China taking over Taiwan.
Foxconn Is Not Stealing Phones, but Stolen iPhones May Go Overseas
A Reddit user posted that a stolen iPhone ended up in Shenzhen, China. Now, users are explaining why a stolen iPhone may go overseas.
COVID-19 Restrictions Has iPhone Manufacturer Pegatron Looking to Expand Outside of China
iPhone assembler Pegatron announced at a shareholder’s meeting that it’s looking to expand outside of China due to COVID-19 restrictions.
US Senate Bill Would Ban App Stores From Hosting Apps That Accept China’s Digital Yuan
A bill just introduced in the U.S. Senate could bar Apple and others from hosting apps that allow payments using China’s digital yuan.
Local Engineers in China Help Apple to Keep Up with Annual Production Cycle
Apple is now relying on local engineers in China to keep up with its product cycle, whereas previously it sent hundreds of engineers there.
Foxconn Begins Early Recruitment Drive In 'iPhone City,' Offers Larger Worker Bonuses
iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is beginning a large recruitment drive at their Zhengzhou facility. This drive arrives earlier than usual.
FCC Commissioner Pens Letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook In Regard to App Store Censorship in China
FCC commissioner Brendan Carr has penned a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook stating objections toward’s the company’s approach to China.
China Hacking Group 'APT27' Attack German Companies
A China-based hacking group known as APT27 has been targeting German companies in areas such as technology and pharmaceuticals.
Apple's US$275 Billion China Deal Faces Criticism
Details of Tim Cook’s personal interventions with officials in China and a US$275 billion deal signed in order to do business there have been revealed.
Microsoft Seizes Domains From Chinese Group 'NICKEL' Used to Attack Governments
NICKEL is a China-based threat actor that targets governments, diplomatic entities, and NGOs around the world. Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has disrupted their operation.
MSTIC has observed NICKEL actors using exploits against unpatched systems to compromise remote access services and appliances. Upon successful intrusion, they have used credential dumpers or stealers to obtain legitimate credentials, which they used to gain access to victim accounts. NICKEL actors created and deployed custom malware that allowed them to maintain persistence on victim networks over extended periods of time.
Tencent Music Entertainment and Apple Music Strike Worldwide Deal For Chinese Catalog
Tencent Music Entertainment Group announced that it has struck a deal with Apple Music to make its Chinese catalog available worldwide.
ISPs in the United States Will Start Destroying Huawei Equipment
Last week the FCC start a reimbursement program to replace equipment from Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE.
Apple and China and Apps – TMO Daily Observations 2021-10-27
Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss the iOS App Store in China, and the sudden disappearance of particular apps.
FCC Orders China Telecom Americas Out of the United States
The FCC has revoked and terminated China Telecom America’s services in the U.S., citing Chinese government influence.
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Audible App Unavailable in China App Store [Updated]
The Audible app has been removed the China App Store due to not having the right permits, and a Qoran app has also been removed.
China's Cryptocurrency Ban Affects Bitcoin and Others
China’s recent all-out cryptocurrency ban sent prices tumbling. Bitcoin and others have already regained some lost ground, though.
Chinese Hackers May be Stealing Data to Feed an Artificial Intelligence
Dina Temple-Raston of NPR published a fascinating investigation regarding the Microsoft Exchange attack earlier in 2021.
Officials believe that the breach was in the service of something bigger: China’s artificial intelligence ambitions. The Beijing leadership aims to lead the world in a technology that allows computers to perform tasks that traditionally required human intelligence — such as finding patterns and recognizing speech or faces.
Apple Threatens iPhone Prototype Seller With Police Involvement
Apple has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Chinese citizen who advertised stolen iPhone prototypes on social media.
China Allegedly Behind Microsoft Exchange Hack Revealed in March 2021
The White House has formally accused China of hacking Microsoft Exchange servers, a security campaign that was revealed in March 2021.
Apple Beats China Tech Giants in Ad Privacy Battle
Apple has seen off an initial attempt by some tech giants in China to navigate around its recently introduced privacy policies.
This Man Warned Apple About China Years Ago
Apple hired Doug Guthrie in 2014 to help the company navigate China. But he warned executives of the growing power of Xi Jingping.
Apple, more than any other company, has been vulnerable to the government’s harder line. As a result, over the past several years, Apple has made compromises in China that undercut the values its executives have put at the center of its brand. To placate the authorities and keep its global business running, Apple has put its Chinese customers’ data at risk and aided the Chinese government’s vast censorship operation.