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Apple is 'careless' and will face 'consequences' – warns China
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Apple's complex and high-risk relationship with the Chinese government took another turn this week, with companies that rages China's state media to publish an article on October 9, slamming the US tech giant for approval of an app that has been "allowed Hong Kong insurgents to take violent action."
The criticism surrounds a app called HKMap Live which claims to help Hong Kong citizens track the locations of protests and police activity, with the intention, it says, to help people avoid problems and stay safe was initially rejected of Apple and refused entry into the App Store, triggering a wave of protests that eventually saw the decision overturn and the app allowed the store.
"No one wants to drag Apple into the lingering unrest in Hong Kong," The Peo ple's Daily warns, "but people have reason to assume that Apple mixes business with politics and even illegal acts. Apple needs to think about the consequences of its unwise and ruthless decision. "The newspaper is the official voice of the ruling Communist Party. It speaks for the country's leadership.
Apple tried to avoid flare-ups. HKMap Live was sent to the App Store September 21[ads1], rejected September 26, resubmitted October 2, rejected again the same day. And you can't help but conclude that the feedback was requested by the public and rebuffed the rejection of the app's rejection.
Apple's original rejection of the app cited legal complexities. The company explained to the developer that its app "simplifies, enables and encourages an activity that is illegal, allowing users to avoid law enforcement." The app shares information from the audience to identify where problems have flared up. "We don't call for any advice on the map in general," the developer said, "our goal is safety for everyone."
China does not surprisingly disagree. "The developers of the map app had bad intentions," says People's Daily, "Apple's approval of the app obviously helps insurgents. What was its real intention?"
The state media article includes the usual Chinese slope about the situation in Hong Kong – "serious times" and citizens becoming "tired of the turmoil." The article also accuses protesters of "acting more violently," poses the extra-provocative question: "Does this mean Apple intended to be a an accomplice to the rebels, "given that the American tech giant" chose to approve the app in the App Store? "
Apple is treading a fine line in China. It is the share of the world's largest smartphone market dropped to 10% as it has lost ground to local rivals it has been forced by the US trade war to to explore alternatives & nbsp; to move production away from its primary base, and when an iOS hack was tracked [19459253] & nbsp; to China's suppression of its Uighur minority, Apple neglected to notoriously refer to China in its statements, choosing instead to attack Google for inaccuracies in its reporting.
The reality is that Apple can't afford to push Beijing too far – the impact on its production base and $ 50 billion of annual sales in China will hit hard. And this is the risk, set against the backdrop of the US blacklisted Chinese tech masters and the ongoing trade war and now the Hong Kong protests. "The map app is just the tip of the iceberg," complains People's Daily . "In the Apple Music Store in Hong Kong, there was also a song that advocated for" Hong Kong Independence. "One such song was once removed from the music store and resurrected."
Apple's complex and high-risk relationship with the Chinese government took another turn this week, with the company plaguing China's state media to publish an article on October 9, slamming the US tech giant for approval of an app that has "allowed the insurgents in Hong Kong to take violent action."
The criticism surrounds an app called HKMap Live that claims to help Hong Kong citizens track the location of protests and police activity, with that intention, it says, to help people avoid problems and stay safe. The app was initially rejected by Apple and refused entry into the App Store. There was a wave of protests that finally saw the decision overturned and the app allowed in the store.
"No one wants to drag Apple into Hong Kong's lingering turmoil," warns People's Daily "but people have reason to assume Apple is mixing business with politics, and even Apple has to think about the consequences of its unwise and reckless decision. "The newspaper is the official spokesman for the ruling Communist Party. It speaks for the country's leadership.
Apple tried to avoid flare-ups. HKMap Live was sent to App Store 21 September, rejected September 26, resubmitted October 2, rejected again the same day, and one cannot help but conclude that the reversal was requested by the public and rebuffed the rejection of the app's rejection.
Apple's original rejection of the app cited legal complexities, the company explained to the developer that its app "simplifies, enables and encourages an activity that is unlawful, allowing users to avoid law enforcement." crowd from the audience to identify where problems have flared up. "We don't call for any advice on the map in general," the developer said, "our goal is safety for everyone."
Apple is treading a fine line in China. It is the share of the world's largest smartphone market that has dropped to 10% as it has lost ground to local rivals, it has been forced by the US trade war to explore options to move production from its primary base, and when an iOS hack became traced to China's suppression of its Uighur minority, Apple neglected to notoriously refer to China in its statements, choosing instead to attack Google for inaccuracies in reporting.
The reality is that Apple can't afford to push Beijing too far – the impact on the production base and $ 50 billion of annual sales in China will hit hard. And this is the risk, set against the backdrop of the US blacklisted Chinese tech masters and the ongoing trade war and now the Hong Kong protests. "The map app is just the tip of the iceberg," complains People's Daily . "In the Apple Music Store in Hong Kong, there was also a song that advocated for" Hong Kong Independence. "One such song was once removed from the music store and has resurrected."
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