en.Wedoany.com Report, On March 20, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with Apple CEO Tim Cook in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on China-U.S. economic and trade relations and Apple's business development in China.
Wang Wentao stated that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the economic and trade teams of China and the United States have conducted six rounds of dialogue and consultation, achieving multiple important consensuses. Both sides believe that maintaining a healthy, stable, and sustainable China-U.S. economic and trade relationship is not only in the common interests of the two countries but also holds significant importance for global economic stability and growth.
Wang Wentao emphasized that China is committed to promoting an open world economy. The sustained development of China's economy is injecting stability and certainty into the turbulent global situation. China is steadily advancing high-level opening-up, striving to build stable, resilient, green, low-carbon, and innovation-driven industrial and supply chains. He expressed hope that Apple will maintain confidence in its development in China and actively seize the opportunities brought by China's development.
Cook said that China is Apple's most important production base and primary source of its supply chain. Apple continues to strengthen its innovation cooperation, green transformation, and industrial chain collaboration in China, directions that are highly aligned with the goals of China's 15th Five-Year Plan. Cook also expressed the hope for stable development in U.S.-China economic and trade relations.
This meeting took place as Apple's senior management team has been visiting China frequently recently. Just one day before the meeting, Apple's Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan visited Sunwoda's battery factory in Shenzhen, Foxconn's iPhone final assembly production line, and Foxconn's iPad final assembly business in Chengdu. Within less than half a year, Apple's top executives have made two concentrated visits to China, reflecting the company's high regard for the Chinese supply chain and market.
As a leading global technology company, Apple has formed a long-term and deeply intertwined relationship with Chinese manufacturing. Against the backdrop of accelerated global industrial chain restructuring, Apple has recently continued to emphasize collaborative innovation with its Chinese supply chain partners. This meeting between Cook and Wang Wentao further sends a positive signal of Apple's long-term development commitment in China.
