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发帖数: 67 | 1 资本贪婪 但他们发现中国好吃懒做的官僚阶层更甚，于是操土共成为共识
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook signed an agreement with Chinese
officials, estimated to be worth about US$275 billion, to placate threats
that would have hobbled its devices and services in the country, The
Information reported on Tuesday, citing interviews and internal Apple
documents.
Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. | m**f
发帖数: 67 | 2 In an extensive paywalled report based on interviews and purported internal
Apple documents, The Information revealed that Tim Cook
personally forged a five-year agreement with the Chinese government during a
series of in-person visits to the country in 2016. The need to push for a
closer alliance with the Chinese government reportedly came from a number of
Apple executives who were concerned about bad publicity in China and the
company's poor relationship with Chinese officials, who believed that Apple
was not contributing enough to the local economy.
Alleged internal documents show that Cook "personally lobbied officials" in
China over threats made against Apple Pay, iCloud, and the App Store. Cook
set out to use a "memorandum of understanding" between Apple and a powerful
Chinese government agency called the National Development and Reform
Commission to formally agree to a number of concessions in return for
regulatory exemptions. The 1,250-word agreement was written by Apple's
government affairs team in China and stewarded by Cook as he met with
Chinese officials.
In May 2016, Cook announced that Apple would be investing $1 billion in the
Chinese ride-hailing startup Didi Chuxing in a pointed attempt to mollify
authorities, the report added. Shortly after, Cook, Apple Chief Operating
Officer Jeff Williams, and government affairs head Lisa Jackson met with
senior government officials in Zhongnanhai, the central headquarters of the
Communist Party of China.
Cook's negotiations led to the successful signing of the multibillion-dollar
agreement, quashing a number of regulatory actions against the company with
exemptions and enabling access to the Chinese market, in return for
significant investments, business deals, and worker training in the country.
The agreement included a pledge from Apple to help Chinese manufacturers
develop "the most advanced manufacturing technologies," "support the
training of high-quality Chinese talents," use more components from Chinese
suppliers, sign deals with Chinese software firms, collaborate with research
in Chinese universities, and directly invest in Chinese tech companies, as
well as assistance with around a dozen Chinese government causes. If there
were no objections from either side, the deal would be automatically be
extended for an additional year until May 2022, according to the agreement.
Apple vowed to invest "many billions of dollars more" than its current
expenditure in China, including on new retail stores, research and
development facilities, and renewable energy projects. Other internal
documents reportedly showed that Apple's pledge amounted to more than $275
billion in spending over a period of five years. |
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