According to the Ministry of Commerce on March 23, on March 22, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Apple CEO Cook. Both sides had exchanges on topics such as Apple's development in China and Sino US economic and trade relations.
Wang Wentao stated that the Chinese economy has strong resilience and the long-term positive fundamentals have not changed. China has a huge market size, a complete industrial system, high-quality human resources, and a stable and open business environment. China is accelerating the development of new quality productivity led by innovation, with broad prospects in high-tech fields such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing. This means huge opportunities for enterprises in various countries, including Apple. Welcome Apple to continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese market and achieve common development.
Wang Wentao emphasized that economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States is a stabilizing force in bilateral relations. The business community generally opposes decoupling and disconnection from China, and opposes the generalization of national security concepts. China is willing to work with the United States to create a fair, stable, and predictable environment for business cooperation between the two countries.
Cook stated that China has abundant talent resources and strong innovation vitality, making it an important market and key supply chain partner for Apple. Apple will continue to be committed to long-term development in China, continuously increasing investment in China's supply chain, research and development, and sales.