Cynically: Money. Lots and lots of money. Practically: It’s likely difficult to shirk them if you manufacture most of your products there. Optimistically: By

Cynically: Money. Lots and lots of money. Practically: It’s likely difficult to shirk them if you manufacture most of your products there. Optimistically: By being there they try to push privacy etc. further than other companies, even if it’s weak compared to elsewhere. For more, see e.g. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/technology/apple-china-censorship-data.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/technology/apple-china-ce...