Who are you quoting?
In any case:
1) Apple can’t/won’t unlock iPhones in China or anywhere else. Apple did not build a back door into iPhone for China or any other country.
2) China passed a law that all iCloud data for Chinese citizens residing in China mainland must be stored on servers operated by Chinese internet services company Guizhou. This means the release of iCloud data will be subject to China law, not US law.
3) Apple has two options: comply with the law, or shut down iCloud. Other cloud providers like Amazon, Microsoft and Google also complied with the law.
4) 999 of 1,000 of those affected chose to accept the new terms and conditions for iCloud, have their data migrated to servers operated by Guizhou and be subject to the laws of China instead of US law. They would rather have their data more easily accessed than do without iCloud.
5) Apple may have to leave China at some point in the future, for example if China were to pass a law requiring a back door into iPhone. Apple will not do that.
However, Apple will also not require that other countries be subject to US law in order for them to access iCloud data. Australia, Canada, the UK or any other country on earth could pass similar laws as China if they so choose. Apple would obey those laws as well.
I’m glad people are starting to understand more about privacy and what governments around the world are doing to interfere with it.
In China, it wouldn’t surprise me if 5 or 10 years from now, the government requires all citizens to have video cameras and microphones in every room in their house. Their citizens may accept that, or they might rise up and overthrow their repressive government. Who knows? It’s up to them.
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