China welcomes Apple expansion, commerce minister assures Tim Cook

Apple MixC Hefei is the company’s first store in China’s Anhui province.
On Monday, China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao assured Apple CEO Tim Cook that the company is encouraged to increase its investment in the country, per a ministry statement. During their meeting, Wang and Cook discussed Apple’s growth in China, along with broader China-U.S. economic and trade dynamics, the statement noted.
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Foreign CEOs were attending the China Development Forum in Beijing on Sunday and Monday, with some expected to meet President Xi Jinping on Friday, sources have told Reuters.

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