Apple CEO Tim Cook expects continued growth for ‘cutting-edge’ Chinese software developers amid rising geopolitical tensions


Apple’s five million registered software developers in Greater China account for about a sixth of the company’s 30-million-strong developer community worldwide. Tim Cook’s recent discussions with a new generation of Chinese software developers reflect Apple’s long-standing business interests in the country. — SCMP

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has heaped encouragement and praise on Chinese software developers’ contribution to the US technology giant’s global ecosystem, according to mainland media reports on Tuesday, amid rising geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions on the mainland.

“Chinese developers have always been at the cutting edge, and I think that will continue to grow,” Cook told Chinese tech media Shaoshupai on the sidelines of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last week. This annual event was held from June 6 to 10 at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California.

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