"China is already facing headwinds as companies such as Apple look to diversify their manufacturing base," Neil Shah, research director at Counterpoint Research, told CNBC. "So it could be a double whammy if China targets Apple in China and indirectly Foxconn, it would further accelerate the manufacturing to outside of China."
"Apple has huge direct and indirect contribution to the Chinese economy. So Beijing will have to think twice before targeting Apple," Shah said.Apple has also forged a good relationship with authorities in Beijing, according to Paul Triolo, head of Eurasia Group's geotechnology practice. It's not the first time Apple has been caught in the middle of a battle between Washington and Huawei. Last year, after Huawei as put on the U.S. Entity List in May, some social media citizens in China rallied behind the company and said they would. But that social media backlash didn't appear to have a huge effect on the company.
Apple said at the time that it removed the mapping app because it "has been used in ways that endanger law enforcement and residents in Hong Kong" and has been "used to target and ambush police."from it Chinese App Store. VPNs are required to access sites that are blocked in China such as Google and Facebook.
Wrong, due to historical nationalism, Chinese worldwide will boycott all American products due to constant bullying & humiliation from the US.
Nope, China will definitely target Apple products.
Feel shameful if continue to buy Apple products, especially its phones, as there are numbers of quality Chinese alternatives.
$aapl next stop $400