> China has been an incredibly reliable partner to Apple. …in the past, because in the past the strategic goals of the the CCP leadership aligned with many com

> China has been an incredibly reliable partner to Apple. …in the past, because in the past the strategic goals of the the CCP leadership aligned with many companies' with regards to the economy. What are the current and future strategic goals of the current CCP leadership? > They were looking to expand that relationship before the US government shut it down. They wouldn't have been planning that if it was going poorly. It's one thing for a country to want to improve their economy and the living standards: the US (or anyone else) wouldn't really object to that. It's something else to (e.g.) claim entire regions of oceans (in conflict with international law) and start building bases: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_So... Most of China's neighbour's don't mind their economic growth; it's their military growth that is getting some folks nervous.