China bans government officials from using iPhones for work – WSJ
China has ordered officials at central government agencies not to use Apple's iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office, says the Wall Street Journal.
IGTV’s @AngelineOng takes a look at why the timing of this, is more interesting than the news itself.
(Video Transcript)
Now, another huge tech story. China has ordered officials at central government agencies not to use Apples iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office. This is according to the Wall Street Journal. Now, this story has many implications because it comes ahead of that much-awaited Apple Cupertino event in the coming week.
The latest tit-for-tat also comes after similar bans taken in the US against Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies and TikTok owned by China's ByteDance. China alone generates nearly one-fifth of Apple's revenue.
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