It makes no sense for Apple to do anything but comply. Its only real options are to manipulate corrupt government officials (which is against US law) or leave a

It makes no sense for Apple to do anything but comply. Its only real options are to manipulate corrupt government officials (which is against US law) or leave and: - There are plenty of competitors in China and its people will continue to be well served by them should Apple choose to leave. - The people of China aren't going to benefit at all from any Apple departure. - Apple is a publicly traded company; its duty is to its shareholders. 20% of Apple's Q2 17 revenue came from China: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/pdfs/Q2FY17DataSummary.pdf https://www.apple.com/newsroom/pdfs/Q2FY17DataSummary.pdf So leaving is also not an option, an attempt to do so would be pointless and crater the stock so bad investors would revolt. The article suggests a "public fight" but that seems incredibly naïve to me. China just doesn't work that way. The fight was lost when the GFW went up.