Tim Cook Visits China for the Third Time in 2026

Tim Cook is visiting China for the 3rd clip this year, with talks successful Guangdong focused connected expanding Apple's manufacturing and income operations, the South China Morning Post reports.



This is Cook's archetypal China travel successful his capableness arsenic Apple's enforcement chairman. He moved into the position connected September 1 erstwhile John Ternus took implicit arsenic CEO. Apple has said portion of Cook's enactment involves relationships with authorities policymakers.

On October 11, Cook reportedly held talks with Guangdong politician Meng Fanli. Suppliers and partners located successful Guangdong play a large relation successful Apple's concern successful China, and Cook is said to person expressed involvement successful doing much locally done astute manufacturing and further income channels. Meng said the state would enactment further expansion, including probe and development.

In Guangzhou, a creator utilized an iPhone 18 Pro to seizure martial arts footage portion Cook watched. Cook posted "Great to beryllium backmost successful China!" connected Weibo connected Saturday. Customers besides reported a sojourn to 1 of Guangzhou's Apple Stores connected Sunday.

Cook traveled to Chengdu and Beijing in March arsenic Apple celebrated its 50th anniversary, and addressed the China Development Forum. In May, helium was among the concern leaders who accompanied President Donald Trump for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The travel comes respective weeks aft income of the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max started. Counterpoint Research enactment Apple archetypal successful China's smartphone income ranking for September 14 to 20. During their archetypal 3 days connected merchantability successful China, the caller Pro phones sold 12% much units than their predecessors had managed implicit the afloat archetypal week of availability past year.
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