Chinese citizens are hijacking Xi Jinping’s latest propaganda tool
Chinese citizens are hijacking Xi Jinping’s latest propaganda tool | Quartz
If the last sixty odd years of Chinese history were told through Chinese Communist Party slogans, this year would mark a turning point in who controls the narrative.
Elusive expressions like Jiang Zemin’s “three represents” (which refers to the three pillars of the party—military, culture and public interest) and Mao Zedong’s “destruction of the four olds” (which connotes the destruction of pre-communist Chinese values) catalogue important transitions in China and form part of each leader’s legacy. The latest of these slogans is “Chinese Dream,” coined by China’s newest leader Xi Jinping.
Report Claims Apple Returned 5 Million Faulty iPhone 5 to Foxconn
Report Claims Apple Returned 5 Million Faulty iPhone 5 to Foxconn | M.I.C. Gadget
Apple’s Defective Phone Returns Could Cost Foxconn $160 Million | Tech in Asia
Apple Named in China Porn App Investigation
Apple Named in China Porn App Investigation | WSJ
Apple Inc. is once again in the pages of the People’s Daily, this time in an article listing a number of websites and app stores that have been investigated for providing pornographic content in China.
Apple under fire again from Chinese government – this time it’s a porn investigation | 9to5Mac
Apple’s challenges in China and Brazil
What Apple is up against in two growing mobile markets: China and Brazil | GigaOM
Apple sells tens of millions of iPhones every quarter, but its biggest challenge is expanding the reach of the iPhone in markets where smartphones are incredibly expensive and new to a lot of potential customers. At the Dive into Mobile conference on Monday in New York City, two companies represented onstage offered stark examples of how Apple’s model, which it has nearly perfected in established markets, may require some adaptation: China’s high-end handset maker Xiaomi and Brazil-based wireless carrier Movile.
Apple Authorized Service Providers in China Get Messy, One Maintenance Point Serving 80,000 Users
Apple Authorized Service Providers in China Get Messy, One Maintenance Point Serving 80,000 Users | M.I.C. Gadget
一店当たりなんと８万人！
Apple Operations VP Jeff Williams In China Dealing With Recent PR Backlash
Apple Operations VP Jeff Williams In China Dealing With Recent PR Backlash | Cult of Mac
According to a Chinese publication, Williams is in Beijing. He is assumedly talking with the media/government and checking up on Apple’s operations in the area. If Apple wants to continue expanding in China, it needs to stay in the government’s good graces. Other outside companies have been pushed out of China after they started getting too popular.
Apple’s Op-Chief is in Beijing to Deal with PR Crisis | M.I.C. Gadget
苹果COO威廉斯：抵达北京应对公关危机_人物-中关村在线 | 新闻中心
本周，苹果CEO库克代表苹果公司就在华售后服务问题向中国消费者致歉，日前，苹果COO杰夫·威廉斯（Jeff Williams）已抵京应对公关危机。
Jeff Williams: Apple’s other operations whiz | Fortune Tech
A giant cage
China’s internet: A giant cage | The Economist
The internet was expected to help democratise China. Instead, it has enabled the authoritarian state to get a firmer grip, says Gady Epstein. But for how long?
Why Did Apple Apologize to Chinese Consumers and What Does It Mean?
Why Did Apple Apologize to Chinese Consumers and What Does It Mean? | ChinaFile
If Apple does not act contrite, there are thousands of other issues that CCTV or other state actors could attack them on, starting with the apps and content on their iTunes store: To this day the iTunes is the greatest Trojan horse of foreign content that any foreign media or tech company has managed to sneak into the People’s Republic without serious scrutiny.
Taking the shine off Apple’s China prospects? | Danwei
Apple CEO Grovels to Communist China | M.I.C. Gadget
Apple’s apology not too late | Xinhua
Apple’s apology and positive moves should have come earlier, but it is not too late for it to rebuild Chinese consumers’ trust.
Is Apple’s Apology a Win for China’s Propaganda? (Video) | WSJ
Tim Cook of Apple Apologizes to China Over Warranty Policy | NYTimes.com
Sorry Apple gets respect in China after tabloid trial | Reuters
Chinese state media reverse course after Apple apology | The Loop
Apple Apologizes To Chinese Consumers After State-media Attacks | NTDTV.org
なぜアップルは国営メディアの圧力に屈したのか | maclalala2
中国の捌け口にされてしまったApple | GoGo! Machead!
「負けるが勝ち」ティム・クックCEOはやはりジョブズとはちがうね | Apple Products Fan
人民日報、「アップル叩き」の真の狙い | 日経ビジネスオンライン
中国官制メデイアの対アップル人民戦争決着、ティム・クックが謝罪声明＝“メンツ”というチャイナリスク | KINBRICKS NOW
Tim Cook Apologizes for Chinese iPhone Warranty Policies
致尊敬的中国消费者 | Apple
衷心感谢大家给予我们的宝贵反馈，我们始终对中国怀有无比的敬意，中国的消费者始终是我们心中的重中之重。
China extracts personal apology from Apple CEO over iPhone warranty policies | GigaOM
Open letters from the Apple CEO are few and far between, as are apologies. But from Tim Cook they come when he senses that public opinion is turning dangerously against the company — see also “Apple Maps.”
Tim Cook Apologizes for Chinese iPhone Warranty Policies | Daring Fireball
Apple changes Chinese warranties | The Loop
Apple CEO Tim Cook Apologizes for China Warranty Policies | WSJ.com
Tim Cook of Apple Apologizes to China Over Warranty Policy | NYTimes.com
Targeting Apple: Why China’s State-Run Media Are Attacking Foreign Company | NTDTV.org
AppleのTim Cook CEO、中国ユーザーに対し、謝罪と保証ポリシーの変更を発表 | Macお宝鑑定団 blog（羅針盤）
Tim Cook’s Apology Letter to Apple Customers in China | Forbes
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