China plans to extend the ban on iPhone use to state-owned companies and departments. This has been reported Bloomberg citing knowledgeable sources.
Previously, China had banned the use of iPhones and other Apple devices in certain government agencies due to national security issues. Now Beijing plans to extend this ban to a large number of state-owned companies and organizations, according to Bloomberg.
So far, there has been no official written order to do so, but some departments have begun instructing employees not to bring their iPhones to the workplace. Instructions are received both during meetings and via instant messengers.
The exact number of companies and institutions that may be affected by the ban is unknown. It is assumed that government organizations will approach the application in different ways: somewhere they will ban the use of the iPhone at work, and somewhere they will carry it with them in principle.
Beijing’s decision could seriously affect Apple, for which China is one of its main foreign markets. In addition, Foxconn and other Apple partners’ factories are located in China, where the iPhone and most of the company’s other devices are manufactured. On the eve of the paper, Apple fell 3.81% against the background of the ban to $181.47 when trading on the NASDAQ exchange.
Ban extends to iPhone to connect With the policy of Chinese authorities to reduce the country’s dependence on American technology against the backdrop of the growing technological conflict between the United States and China.
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