At this point I would think the Chinese government would take such an action as "defiance". If Apple is worried Chine might close its supply chains, opening up

At this point I would think the Chinese government would take such an action as "defiance". If Apple is worried Chine might close its supply chains, opening up side loading would really piss them off. Plus it's just not in the DNA of Apple to do side loading. Goes against the grain of everything.