Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company

The Untold Story of How China Captured the World's Most Valuable Company.

Apple is the most valuable company in the world. But behind its sleek products and trillion-dollar valuation lies a story of extraordinary compromise, geopolitical risk, and corporate dependency that has never been fully told — until now.

Apple in China by Patrick McGee is a meticulously researched investigation into how Apple became dangerously entangled with China: how it moved its manufacturing there, how it bent to Beijing's demands, and how it now finds itself trapped in a relationship it cannot easily escape. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with current and former Apple employees, suppliers, and government officials, McGee reveals the true cost of Apple's China strategy — and what it means for the future of the company, the tech industry, and the global economy.

What This Book Reveals

• How Apple transferred critical manufacturing knowledge and supplier relationships to China over two decades
• The political concessions Apple made to maintain access to the Chinese market and workforce
• Why Apple's deep dependence on China poses an existential risk — and why it's so hard to unwind
• The human cost of Apple's supply chain and the workers behind every iPhone
• What Apple's China story tells us about the future of globalisation and Big Tech

A landmark work of business journalism, Apple in China is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the hidden forces shaping the global economy — and the real price of the devices we can't live without.

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