This is not an argument of right or wrong, it's purely that they make statements about their priorities and values, like "privacy", but local laws and regulatio

This is not an argument of right or wrong, it's purely that they make statements about their priorities and values, like "privacy", but local laws and regulations actually take priority over their values. China's laws are China's laws, but the fact is that there seems to be no value Apple will not sacrifice in order to turn a profit. Which is capitalism, I suppose. They want that money because their shareholders want that money. That's how it goes.