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Quid iPhone Pro Quo: Apple Signed Secret $275 Billion Deal With Chinese Government

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Quid iPhone Pro Quo: Apple Signed Secret $275 Billion Deal With Chinese Government

BY TYLER DURDEN
TUESDAY, DEC 07, 2021 – 10:00 AM

Investors and journalists have been openly questioning whether Apple CEO Tim Cook, once praised for his deep-rooted connections within the CCP, has allowed his relationships in China to sour as the US has stepped up criticisms over human rights – treatment of the Uyghers in Xinjiang and elsewhere – and Taiwan. These ties have grown intensely controversial, eliciting criticism from lawmakers, rivals and even the company’s own employees.

And just as the SEC prepares to boot dozens of Chinese companies off of US stock exchanges for refusing to comply with US audit standards (something the CCP has expressly forbidden under the auspices of data privacy), reporters with the Information have just published a bombshell: At some point in the not-too-distant past, Cook struck a $275 billion deal with the Chinese government while facing pressure from the CCP.

The deal emerged after a series of meetings between Cook and Chinese officials back in 2016.

China is Apple’s second-biggest market after the US, and has long been targeted as a critical market for growth. Apple’s iPhones have seen growing popularity despite rising tensions with the US. This year, Apple became the second-biggest smartphone maker in China.

The deal, which was forged over the span of years, represents a five-year plan, according to documents from inside Apple that have been seen by the Information. Whether talks on another five-year plan are in the works isn’t yet clear.



The fact that Apple never disclosed this deal to the US – it’s only just now being publicied – will likely trigger an angry response from lawmakers, who are bound to  question Apple’s loyalty to the US, along with whether it prioritized profits and growth over respecting human rights (so much for all that climate virtue signaling).

Before the deal was struck, documents show, Apple executives were scrambling to salvage their relationship with Chinese officials, who had accused Apple of not contributing enough to the local economy. Amid the government crackdown and the bad publicity that accompanied it, iPhone sales plummeted, though they have since bounced back.

Just the other day, word leaked that Apple was warning suppliers that demand for its latest batch of iPhones appears to be more subdued than anticipated.

Apple’s shares have bounced back from a brief dip following AAPL’s latest earnings report published back in October – earnings that showed still-robust growth in greater China despite the pandemic, supply crunches, tariffs and the intensifying backlash against the US and American companies.



We can’t help but wonder: was this deal essentially a big bribe paid by Apple to the Chinese? And if so, could the company potentially be vulnerable to prosecution under the FCPA? Furthermore, does this mean Tim Cook is Communist Beijing’s favorite American businessman?

SOURCE >> https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/apple-signed-secret-275-billion-deal-chinese-government

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