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These are the same companies that go out of their way to appease the demands of the CCP so they have access to the Chinese market.

It's a bit wild to suggest the mildest of regulation is going to make abandoning a market of 700m people "worth it" lol

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Apple has a vested interest in maintaining a presence in the Chinese market because that is where a large portion of its supply chain exists. It isn’t appeasing the CCP because Chinese users, it is because of Chinese manufacturers.

The Chinese government does not ask for public input on their regulatory decisions, and I’m sure Apple would have similar comments if they did. They can’t be happy the iPhone Air is delayed in China.

There's a difference between giving public input and suggesting a trillion dollar company will pull out of one of the largest markets in the world over milquetoast regulation.

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