Apple chief executive Tim Cook met Indonesia's president on Wednesday, as the tech giant explores ways to invest in Southeast Asia's biggest economy and diversify supply chains away from China.
Apple chief executive Tim Cook met Indonesia's president on Wednesday, as the tech giant explores ways to invest in Southeast Asia's biggestThe visit comes as US President Joe Biden's administration seeks to boost other Asian trade partners' roles in the globalCook travelled to Indonesia's presidential palace in capital Jakarta to meet Joko Widodo, the outgoing leader more popularly known as Jokowi, who has promoted a burgeoning tech sector.
"Indonesia is a very important market for us. We talked about the president's desire to see manufacturing in the country, and it's something that we will look at," he told reporters.Subscribe and watch our new shows on Briefly TV Life now! The iPhone-maker announced Tuesday it will expand its developer academies in Indonesia to four with a new facility on the Hindu resort island of Bali.After arriving in Indonesia on Tuesday, Cook posted a picture of himself eating chicken satay.
"Looking forward to meeting even more of Indonesia's creative community and developers while I'm here," he wrote."There are all possibilities, we'll see what the approach is, because there are a lot of Apple users in Indonesia," he said, local media reported.The company is yet to open an official store in Indonesia, forcing those who want its products to buy from resale platforms.
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