WATCH: China slams NBA, Apple over Hong Kong. Full story:
CHINA WARNS APPLE. A man takes pictures using the latest iPhone model outside an Apple store in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 20, 2019. Photo by AFP
An opinion piece in the People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, highlighted a transport app available on Apple's store that it alleged helped protesters identify police in Hong Kong."Does this mean Apple intended to be an accomplice to the rioters?"It alleged that a song advocating"Hong Kong independence" had appeared on the"Apple Music Store" in the southern Chinese city, then issued an ominous warning.
"It definitely wasn't an accident that Apple allowed HKmap.live online," wrote one commentator on Weibo. Apple, which has a huge presence in China, did not immediately reply to an emailed request for comment.
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