Apple CEO Tim Cook was on a China charm offensive Wednesday ahead of a new flagship Shanghai store opening, weeks after a report suggested the company's sales in the country slumped at the start of 2024. A recent Counterpoint Research report said iPhone sales in China fell nearly a quarter year-on-year over the first six weeks of 2024.
Tim Cook is in Shanghai for the opening of a new flagship store in the finance hub. Photo: ANGELA WEISS / AFPCEO Tim Cook was on a China charm offensive Wednesday ahead of a new flagship Shanghai store opening, weeks after a report suggested the company's sales in the country slumped at the start of 2024.
"I'm always so happy to be back in this remarkable city," he wrote in an accompanying caption in Chinese and English. A recent Counterpoint Research report said iPhone sales in China fell nearly a quarter year-on-year over the first six weeks of 2024.But Apple itself said in February that its net sales in Greater China -- including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan -- declined on-year in the latest quarter.
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