In a recent interview, Tim Cook talked about Apple's investments in China, saying that the company's presence in the country is for more than market access.
The government of China has imposed some new rules on mobile app stores, including the one that is owned and run by Apple. Among other things, the new regulations require app stores to keep a log of user activity for at least 60 days.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is reportedly going to make a trip to China sometime later in May. Cook is supposed to be meeting with senior government and Communist Party leaders in that country.
Apple has lost a trademark case against Chinese leather good company Xintong Tiandi over the use of the "IPHONE" name in the country. Apple moved to trademark the name in 2002, but it took until 2013 for the vendor to get an approval. Meanwhile, Xintong Tiandi trademarked the "IPHONE" name in 2010
Apple’s iTunes Movies and iBooks stores have been shut down in China. According to The New York Times, China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television was behind the closure of the ebook and movie stores.
A new report claims that Chinese residents signed up 3 million credit cards for Apple Pay during its first two day in mid-February. China Merchants Bank says its customers signed up 1 million of those cards in its first two days.
Despite initial reports, Apple Pay is not experiencing issues adding users in China. While customers are reporting that they cannot add their cards to the service, this seems to be due to a staged rollout of the service.
