Apple was growing massively in PRC in mid 2010s, should not be surprising they got roped into more prosocial and pro-establishment (read CCP) obligations. If me

Apple was growing massively in PRC in mid 2010s, should not be surprising they got roped into more prosocial and pro-establishment (read CCP) obligations. If memory serve this was right after Apple started clean energy programs in 2015 and PRC regulators shutting down itunes books & movies. >Cook's negotiations led to the successful signing of the multibillion-dollar agreement, quashing a number of regulatory actions against the company with exemptions and enabling access to the Chinese market, in return for significant investments, business deals, and worker training in the country. Keyword is exemptions and access, aka what you expect from trillion dollar company lobbying governments.