B[Chen Jining Meets with Tim Cook, Executive Chairman of Apple Inc.] On October 16, Chen Jining, Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, met with Tim Cook, Executive Chairman of Apple Inc., and his delegation. Chen Jining said that this year is the first year of China's "15th Five-Year Plan", and Shanghai is deepening the construction of "five centers" in accordance with President Xi Jinping's strategic planning, guided by scientific and technological innovation, driven by reform and opening up, driven by major national strategies, and guaranteed by the modernization of urban governance. Currently, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are accelerating breakthroughs, and artificial intelligence technology and industrial development are advancing by leaps and bounds, bringing new opportunities for global companies, including Apple, to develop in Shanghai. Welcome to make good use of Shanghai’s advantages in reform and opening up, technological innovation, and market channels to deepen exchanges and cooperation around the supply of smart terminals, cultivation of innovative ecosystems, and healthy development of artificial intelligence, and promote more new products, new technologies, and new services to be launched in Shanghai.
Shanghai will continue to optimize the market-oriented, legal and international first-class business environment, accelerate the improvement of the regulatory system and legal system that is compatible with high-level opening up, and support global enterprises to achieve better development in Shanghai.
Tim Cook said that every time he comes to Shanghai, an outstanding city in the world, he can feel the vitality of vigorous development and the power of technological innovation. I am very happy to see new practices and new explorations of artificial intelligence technology empowering thousands of industries here. I am willing to continue to work in Shanghai and work with partners to strengthen docking and deepen cooperation around artificial intelligence development, industrial ecological construction, supply chain management, green and low-carbon transformation, etc., and play a good role as a bridge between the business community in promoting the stable and healthy development of U.S.-China economic and trade relations, so as to better achieve mutually beneficial and win-win development. (Shangguan News) B[Cook: AI applications are ushering in explosive growth and have significantly affected the supply chain] October 16th, at the Global Wealth Management Forum 2026 Shanghai Suhewan Conference held today, Tim Cook, executive chairman of Apple and chairman of the advisory board of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, pointed out that artificial intelligence applications are ushering in explosive growth. Currently, AI-assisted programming has significantly lowered the barriers to programming, making it possible for people who have had little contact with coding before to write code. At the same time, artificial intelligence is already having a profound impact on supply chains in multiple ways. In the past, the quality inspection process relied heavily on manual labor. Today, machine learning makes detection highly automated and more precise. Take iPhone color detection as an example. In order to ensure that the colors of millions of mass-produced devices are consistent, the relevant detection and imaging work is completed with the help of machine learning. B[Wang Wentao meets with Tim Cook, executive chairman of Apple Inc.] On October 15, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Tim Cook, executive chairman of Apple Inc. The two sides exchanged views on Sino-US economic and trade relations, artificial intelligence development, Apple's business in China and other topics. Wang Wentao said that under the guidance of the consensus between the two heads of state to build a "constructive strategic and stable relationship between China and the United States based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity," China-US economic and trade consultations have achieved positive results. China advocates that the development of artificial intelligence is safe and controllable, universally beneficial, and governance cooperation. It is hoped that Apple will play a role as a communication bridge and contribute to the sustained, stable and positive development of Sino-US economic and trade relations. At present, China is unswervingly expanding high-level opening up to the outside world, continuing to optimize the business environment, expanding and upgrading the consumer market, and growing green supply chains, which will provide a broader space for multinational companies to invest in China and transform into smart, green, and innovative. It is hoped that Apple will continue to delve into the Chinese market and share the opportunities of Chinese-style modern development. Cook said that Apple is optimistic about China's development prospects, will further expand its business in China, and is willing to play an active role in promoting the stable and healthy development of U.S.-China economic and trade relations. B[He Lifeng meets with Tim Cook, executive chairman of Apple Inc.] He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met with Tim Cook, executive chairman of Apple Inc., in the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of October 12. He Lifeng said that implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state and building a "constructive strategic and stable relationship between China and the United States based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity" will be conducive to the stability and development of the two countries and even the global economy, and will provide stable expectations and a good operating environment for multinational companies. Technology companies from various countries, including Apple, are welcome to continue to deepen mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation with China and share the opportunities of Chinese-style modern development. Cook said that Apple is confident in its long-term development in China and will play its role as a bridge between the business community and contribute more to promoting the stable and healthy development of U.S.-China economic and trade relations. (Xinhua News Agency) B[Guangdong Province Governor Meng Fanli met with Tim Cook, executive chairman of Apple Inc., and his delegation in Guangzhou on October 11.
Tim Cook thanked Guangdong Province for its long-term support for Apple’s development. He said that Guangdong is an important manufacturing center in the world, with a complete industrial and supply chain, strong innovation and creativity, and a promising consumer market and cooperation space, and has gathered a large number of Apple supply chain partners and ecological developers. Guangdong is crucial to Apple's development in China. The company is willing to further expand its business layout in Guangdong and explore more cooperation with relevant cities and enterprises in Guangdong around supply chain collaboration, innovative ecosystem empowerment, intelligent and green manufacturing, and sales channel expansion to better achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
Meng Fanli welcomed Tim Cook and his party. He said that Apple is a world-renowned technology leader and has long-term, extensive and in-depth cooperation with Guangdong in terms of production, sales and R&D. Currently, Guangdong is anchoring on the direction of intelligent, green, and integrated development, accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone. We very much welcome and support Apple to closely connect with all aspects of Guangdong, put more innovative products, emerging businesses, and R&D platforms in Guangdong, and continue to expand new areas and new spaces for cooperation. Guangdong will continue to expand high-level opening up to the outside world, create a market-oriented, legal and international first-class business environment, and provide high-quality services for the development of various enterprises in Guangdong, including Apple. (Southern+)
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