CEO Tim Cook had defended the app’s removal, against criticism firm was appeasing Beijing.
Apple last week removed from its app store an app that helped Hong Kong protesters track police movements after a Chinese state newspaper sharply criticised it for allowing the software. The company said the app, HKmap.live, was used to target the police. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement on its website that its chief, Xiao Yaqing, and Cook discussed topics including Apple expanding investment in China, consumer rights protection and fulfilling corporate social responsibility. It did not give more details.China is a key market for Apple. Apple’s smartphone market share fell to 5.8% in the June quarter from 6.