Apple CEO Tim Cook arrived in Beijing last week—his first visit since the COVID-19 pandemic—to attend a government-sponsored business forum.
The Cupertino tech giant was otherwise smart to avoid overt political symbolism. After he spoke at the government-backed event, Cook skipped a photo op with Qin Gang, the Chinese foreign minister, who posed with other executives.
On Monday, Cook was among the speakers at a large business meeting led by China's Premier Li Qiang, a gathering also attended by Qin, according to footage aired by CCTV. The Apple CEO met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on the same day.At Odds Over TikTok already faced insurmountable odds before Chew's five-hour testimony on Thursday in front of the bipartisan House panel to allay fears that Beijing could manipulate the app through ByteDance, its Chinese-owned parent company.: TikTok's collection of U.S. user data and fundamental control of its proprietary algorithm, which decides what users see on their screen.
The company says it has already spent $1.5 billion on mitigation efforts to address the first issue by onshoring data storage as part of something known as Project Texas. It hasShou Zi Chew, TikTok’s Singapore-born chief executive, testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023, in Washington, DC.
"The U.S. should respect the principles of market economy and fair competition, stop suppressing foreign companies and provide an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for foreign companies investing and operating in the U.S.," she said.
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