Republicans interviewed a Chinese state media organization earlier this month that Apple CEO praised Chinese software and app developers , Tim Cook blamed violently. As "exciting" and "innovative".
"With over 5 million Chinese developers counting, there is no doubt that China is one of the most vibrant developer communities in the world," Cook said on June 16. He told China Daily in a video interview of the day. On the YouTube site of the publication.
Cook said his encounter with a Chinese developer was "impressed by the creativity and passion for using technology to enrich people's lives."
Apple's boss praised a small developer in China who "almost doubled its revenue in just over two years."
"This is amazing," Cook said. .. Apple CEO took the time to speak as a bystander at this month's Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
"I don't know how inspiring I am with the innovation and creativity you have brought to your work throughout the pandemic," he said.
"You really put your heart and soul into it and provide a great app to help people be active, fun, productive, learning and healthy."
Rep. Mike Waltz (Republican) was furious at Cook's erupting interview, especially in the light of Apple's image in the United States. As a progressive company that supported the mainstream liberal position on the Black Lives Matter movement and various other issues.
Waltz and other Apple criticsCompanies with extensive business relationships with China and other companiesimmediately criticizeAmerican mistakesThey claim that they have nothing to say about Beijing's human rights abuses, including the mass detention ofUyghur Muslims.
"This preaches social justice at home and further emphasizes the hypocrisy of American companies that are blind when it comes to profits," Waltztold The Washington Free Beacon. ..
"It's absolutely It's shameful that the American CEO, like China Daily, sits with a communist denial of genocide propaganda rags. "
According to Cook. China's software developers make up one-sixth of Apple's 30 million strong workforce of registered app engineers around the world.
Cook remained in the grace of the Chinese Communist Party, allowing Apple to make billions of dollars in profits.
In 2016, Cook met with Chinese officials in Beijing personally and promised to invest $ 275 billion in the local economy over a five-year period.
In exchange, Chinese authorities will allow Apple to do business freely on the mainlandAccording to The Information (Paywall).
Cook's diplomacy allowed Apple to boast of being one of the few American tech giants allowed to operate in the world's most populous countries. ..
Technology giants such as Google, Facebook, Twitch, Zoom, Twitter and LinkedIn are blocked in mainland China due to strict government censorship requirements.
May 2021, Information (Paywall) is related to allegations of forced labor in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region by seven of Apple's suppliers. I reported that I was there.
Apple has repeatedly stated that it is "zero tolerance" for forced labor in the supply chain.
