Tim Cook Visits China, Attends Apple's 50th Anniversary Event and More

[MacRumors]

Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China, where he attended one of the company's 50th anniversary events outside of its Taikoo Li retail store in Chengdu today. The event revolved around a performance by Chinese singer Li Yuchun, and it comes after Apple hosted a surprise Alicia Keys concert at its Grand Central store in New York last week.

According to the China Daily, Cook is scheduled to attend the China Development Forum in Beijing this weekend, and he will also meet with Chinese app developers, government officials, and some of Apple's various partners in the country.

"China is so important for us," said Cook.

Ahead of World Water Day on March 22, Apple announced that its suppliers in China saved a record 55 billion liters of fresh water last year through Apple's Supplier Clean Water Program. As an example, Apple touted a new aluminum anodization process for the MacBook Neo that "continuously recycles and recirculates water."

As of March 15, Apple lowered its standard App Store commission rate for iPhone and iPad apps and in-app purchases from 30% to 25% in mainland China, following "discussions with the Chinese regulator." However, Bloomberg reported that China is urging Apple to further ease App Store restrictions and address "monopolistic" practices.

Finally, Apple is now sharing developer coding videos on the Chinese video sharing platform Bilibili, ahead of WWDC 2026 in June.

It all amounts to a busy week for Apple in China.

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[HouseLannister]

Is that a Cylon standing next to him?

 

[iMac The Knife]

Tim Cook: At Apple, it is very important to reduce our carbon footprint.

Also Tim Cook: Hello China, let's do even more business together!

 

[I7guy]

China is going to eclipse the EU as an important market.

 

[pavelbure]

Is he standing next to a robot ?

 

[EdwardC]

Is she from the future?

 

[HouseLannister]

Is she from the future?

Whatever gave you that idea?

 

[btrach144]

Tim is always wearing nice street clothes.

Not sure why you would try and outdo the ceo of your company by wearing an attention grabbing outfit like that. And I haven’t even touched upon the bandana.

I appreciate her effort but that’s not what I would have worn nor is it what I would have advised any of my friends to wear.

 

[tadunne]

Is that a Cylon standing next to him?

I was about to say is that a robot!?

 

[DblHelix]

What is that weird outfit the android is wearing?

 

[JPack]

Tim Cook: At Apple, it is very important to reduce our carbon footprint.

Also Tim Cook: Hello China, let's do even more business together!

China is by far the world's largest producer and installer of solar and green energy. Ditto for EVs. Europe is in limbo and the U.S. is literally going backwards.

 

[iMac The Knife]

China is by far the world's largest producer and installer of solar and green energy. Ditto for EVs. Europe is in limbo and the U.S. is literally going backwards.

China accounts for nearly one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, so there's that.

 

[JPack]

China accounts for nearly one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, so there's that.

What's that number when broken down per capita? Not to mention China is manufacturing stuff that other countries can't.

 

[wigby]

China accounts for nearly one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, so there's that.

Someone has to do all the manufacturing for the entire world. I trust you didn't think the tariffs were actually going to kickstart US manufacturing.

 

[BeerDrinkerDan]

Tim is always wearing nice street clothes.

Not sure why you would try and outdo the ceo of your company by wearing an attention grabbing outfit like that. And I haven’t even touched upon the bandana.

I appreciate her effort but that’s not what I would have worn nor is it what I would have advised any of my friends to wear.

That's a famous Chinese singer/performer, not an Apple employee.

 

[iMac The Knife]

What's that number when broken down per capita? Not to mention China is manufacturing stuff that other countries can't.

Per capita they don't pollute as much as other countries, but it still concerning that China alone is responsible for one-third of global green house emissions.

 

[ChrisMac47]

China is going to eclipse the EU as an important market.

Surely it already has? At >3X the population, it's expected.

 

[Tim Jobs the 2nd]

I am seeing so much pro-China propaganda in the comments, it feels like people are trying to not be arrested by the CCP or banned from visiting China.

On a note about the story so I am on-topic, I thought that was woman was a humanoid robot at first

 

[downpour]

Maybe it's just me... but Tim doesn't look very well in this Photo.

 

[Tim Jobs the 2nd]

Maybe it's just me... but Tim doesn't look very well in this Photo.

Looks normal to me

 

[TVreporter]

Tim needs to learn how to pack his suitcase better - or iron those shirts in the morning!

 

[chmania]

"China is so important for us," said Cook.

Sure, China is very important to all of us, as we just can't live without it. 🙂

 

[ChrisMac47]

I am seeing so much pro-China propaganda in the comments, it feels like people are trying to not be arrested by the CCP or banned from visiting China.

....

But why not be pro-China? Many of us are more worried about getting arrested if we visited the US!

 

[SFjohn]

I wonder how he deals with jet lag… he’s flying all over the world making extended public appearances. It’s a mystery to me how he does it at his age. 🤷

 

[BGPL]

China is by far the world's largest producer and installer of solar and green energy. Ditto for EVs. Europe is in limbo and the U.S. is literally going backwards.

Uh, China is number one for sure, but the wrong kind of number one, sporting 35% of the globe's total carbon emissions.