Tim Cook Attending Chinese Development Conference Later This Month

[MacRumors]

Apple CEO Tim Cook will be one of the 100-plus high-profile CEOs and executives in attendance at this year's China Development Forum (CDF) being held Saturday, March 20 through Monday, March 22, Global Times reports.

The CDF is an annual conference organized and led by the Development Research Center of the State Council, to gather the world's most prominent executives and CEOs to discuss China's economic future and the roadmap of the global economy. BMW's chairman of the management board, Oliver Zipse, will co-chair this year's conference.

According to a description from the state-run outlet Global Times, this year's forum will mark the "first five-year plan for the country (China) to embark on a new journey to fully build a modern socialist country and realize the second centenary goal." The conference's overarching theme is "China on a New Journey Toward Modernization."

This year's conference will be a hybrid of virtual and in-person, although it's unclear in which capacity Cook will attend. This will not be the first time Tim Cook attends CDF. In 2018, Cook co-chaired the conference, in which he advocated for stronger privacy regulation amid Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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[Ds6778]

Of course he is. Maybe a special watch band for the Uyghurs being oppressed and held in detention centers would be nice. /s

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/22/americas/canada-china-xinjiang-genocide-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Great to see his presence. Let’s release some New Apple products

 

[BootsWalking]

Thought experiment: Replace "China" with "Russia" in the above article and see how that sits with you, while considering whether the threat posed by China is any less inimical than Russia, and considering whether the CEO of leading American companies should be holding conferences about such a nation.

 

[Aoligei]

Of course he is. Maybe a special watch band for the Uyghurs being oppressed and held in detention centers would be nice. /s

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/22/americas/canada-china-xinjiang-genocide-intl-hnk/index.html

Last time I checked the definition of genocide, there is reduction in population, mass killing... do we have any proof?

And last time I checked, population of Uyghur has growth quite bit. That doesn’t seems to fit the definition of genocide.

Or maybe Apple should also release a special watch band for Muslim killed by America military? Or boy killed by Australia’s troop?

 

[Adoniram]

I feel like western CEOs who attend serve only to justify the further spread of communism and China’s abuse of human rights.

 

[Naraxus]

Last time I checked the definition of genocide, there is reduction in population, mass killing... do we have any proof?

And last time I checked, population of Uyghur has growth quite bit. That doesn’t seems to fit the definition of genocide.

Or maybe Apple should also release a special watch band for Muslim killed by America military? Or boy killed by Australia’s troop?

Genocide: the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.

China has been doing this for EONS. Tibet comes readily to mind. But back to your comment: https://newlinesinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinas-Breaches-of-the-GC.pdf

Persecution of Uyghurs in China - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

As usual Tim Cook likes to talk tough on equality and human rights but when it comes to China he remains conspicuously silent. He hides behind his usual rhetoric of "We follow the laws of......." on one hand and then lectures the rest of the world on the other.

He has ZERO integrity.

 

[BLUEDOG314]

I find it hard to believe that the forum is to mark the "first five-year plan for the country (China) to embark on a new journey to fully build a modern socialist country and realize the second centenary goal." It's OK for our CEOs to attend a conference geared around developing a county with an agenda (socialism) that was responsible for killing between an estimated 30-80 million people (depending on source) in the 20th century while at the same time lecturing us on what's right and wrong, equality, human rights, etc. Socialism has killed more people than the atrocities of Nazi Germany, but hey, as long as its has the stated goal of being "for equality" I guess it's OK right?

 

[Ds6778]

Last time I checked the definition of genocide, there is reduction in population, mass killing... do we have any proof?

And last time I checked, population of Uyghur has growth quite bit. That doesn’t seems to fit the definition of genocide.

Or maybe Apple should also release a special watch band for Muslim killed by America military? Or boy killed by Australia’s troop?

Imagine being upset about me pointing this out…are you saying there’s nothing going on? How serious does it have to be for you to care?

Twice, she says, she was made to sit on a hard chair for 24 hours. She went to the bathroom where she sat.

And “if you exceeded two minutes in the toilet, they hit our heads with an electric prod,” Gulzira tells FRONTLINE.”

Muslims Held in China’s Detention Camps Speak Out | FRONTLINE

“If you exceeded two minutes in the toilet, they hit our heads with an electric prod,” a woman who was detained for 17 months tells FRONTLINE.

www.pbs.org

 

[trip1ex]

Doesn’t this kill the March 23rd announcement rumor. Not that they couldn’t have filmed it advance etc. But I figure he doesn’t usually take such a big trip right before a reveal

 

[magicschoolbus]

Ah yes - the company that preaches about Social Justice in the USA is attending the communist economic form - maybe they can talk about the concentration camps throughout China? That would be some real social justice. Of course, they won't.

 

[A MacBook lover]

The same Tim Cook who is pretending that China isn’t stealing their trade secrets?

Ex-Apple engineer arrested on his way to China, charged with stealing company’s autonomous car secrets

Xiaolang Zhang is accused of downloading files that included engineering schematics and technical reports, authorities say.

www.washingtonpost.com

🙄

 

[lkrupp]

Is Apple really an American company anymore? If forced to choose between U.S. interests or Chinese interests what would Cook do? Can global corporations that happen to have their headquarters located in the U.S. be called U.S. corporations in this day and age. Do they have the wellbeing of U.S. citizens on their radar or do they see the U.S. as simply another market to serve? When China overtakes the U.S. economy to become the largest economy in the world will Apple and others move their headquarters to Bejing?

 

[Aoligei]

Genocide: the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.

China has been doing this for EONS. Tibet comes readily to mind. But back to your comment: https://newlinesinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinas-Breaches-of-the-GC.pdf

Persecution of Uyghurs in China - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

As usual Tim Cook likes to talk tough on equality and human rights but when it comes to China he remains conspicuously silent. He hides behind his usual rhetoric of "We follow the laws of......." on one hand and then lectures the rest of the world on the other.

He has ZERO integrity.

So far, you have not give me any proof that China is doing mess killing. So there is no genocide.

 

[Aoligei]

Is Apple really an American company anymore? If forced to choose between U.S. interests or Chinese interests what would Cook do? Can global corporations that happen to have their headquarters located in the U.S. be called U.S. corporations in this day and age. Do they have the wellbeing of U.S. citizens on their radar or do they see the U.S. as simply another market to serve? When China overtakes the U.S. economy to become the largest economy in the world will Apple and others move their headquarters to Bejing?

Last time I check, corporation should only focus on its own interest, maximizing corporate profit and maximizing shareholder’s return.

Isn’t this core of capitalism?

 

[I7guy]

Oh well. Another day, and more cynicism. Mr Cook, do what you need to do.

 

[crawfish963]

So far, you have not give me any proof that China is doing mess killing. So there is no genocide.

First independent report into Xinjiang genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing's 'intent to destroy' Uyghur people | CNN

The Chinese government's alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention, according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in international law, genocide and the China region.

www.cnn.com

 

[BaltimoreMediaBlog]

Traitor. China doesn't need Apple, but it's sad to see Apple need and suck up to and conform to communism. And yes, I'll say the same thing about Google and Microsoft if the shoe fits.

 

[Naraxus]

Oh well. Another day, and more cynicism. Mr Cook, do what you need to do.

You really don't see anything wrong with Cook's doublespeak here?

 

[brendu]

So far, you have not give me any proof that China is doing mess killing. So there is no genocide.

Way to argue word semantics instead of being able to admit China is doing horrible things to people who have done nothing wrong. Unless you are a Chinese communist party member who thinks having religious beliefs means you should be imprisoned, raped, and forced to do hard labor... Surely you don't think that's the case do you!?

 

[Coolio1234]

Wraps up just before 3/23... getting closer to event time

 

[magicschoolbus]

Trump: We should have a Muslim ban
Tim Cook: We are accepting, we should not do that

China: We are throwing Uyghur's into concentration camps
Tim Cook: Ill be showing up at your economic form on April 22nd.

 

[madrigal77]

Everyone has to stop doing business with this disgusting country. Let them rot.

 

[Feyl]

I don't see Tim travelling to and giving speeches in Russia for example. Why is that? Hm, Tim..

 

[jaymc]

Last time I check, corporation should only focus on its own interest, maximizing corporate profit and maximizing shareholder’s return.

Isn’t this core of capitalism?

Wonder if you'd have the same opinion if you switched Tim Cook with Mike Lindell.