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Tim Cook demoed Apple Watch for Chinese officials on recent US visit

Tim Cook shows China’s top internet regulator Lu Wei the Apple Watch

Apple CEO Tim Cook alongside Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and other tech executives recently met with China’s Cyberspace Administration ministerLu Wei while the government official was in the US, according to a report from China’s government-run china.com.cn (via Bloomberg).

The website published the photos above showing Cook and Zuckerberg with Chinese officials, but it didn’t disclose any details regarding the reason behind the meetings. In one photo, however, Cook appears to be show Chinese officials the Apple Watch, while the translated report from china.com.cn also mentions the upcoming device. In addition, the report seems to hint that security was a topic of conversation at the meetings.

Also in attendance at the meetings, according to Bloomberg, was Baidu Inc. Vice President Zhu Guang and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. China.com.cn also posted images of meetings with Zuckerberg and Bezos (below):

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Comments

  1. Max Mars (@devianter) - 9 years ago

    I’m more interested in how is china towards gays? like, is it OK there or they hate it or whatever?

    • herb02135go - 9 years ago

      Or Iran, a market Apple is trying to get into.

    • dragonitedd - 9 years ago

      For us citizen, we have no bias on gays. But for laws, well, there is no such laws actually… Chinese are not freaks, you guys should open your eyes towards the world, otherwise yourselves will be the freaks

    • Maxim∑ (@MCaudebec) - 9 years ago

      can we just use disquis??

      Its a professional meeting, sexual orientation means nothing… business is business. If Iran has a problem with it doubt Apple will care to much if not at all

  2. herb02135go - 9 years ago

    And USA Today reports Apple isn’t releasing diversity data.
    I wonder why …

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Jordan writes about all things Apple as Senior Editor of 9to5Mac, & contributes to 9to5Google, 9to5Toys, & Electrek.co. He also co-authors 9to5Mac’s Logic Pros series.