APPLE, CEO TIM COOK: I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE CHINA

APPLE CEO TIM COOK, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MEDIA, SAID THAT THE ROBOT INDUSTRY IN CHINA HAD DEVELOPED IMPRESSIVELY. TURNING TO THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHINA DURING THE “155” PERIOD, HE SAID THAT HE LOOKED FORWARD TO AI AND WAS ANXIOUS TO SEE THE NEXT DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT AREA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE 2026 ANNUAL CHINA DEVELOPMENT HIGH LEVEL FORUM WAS INAUGURATED YESTERDAY IN KYOTO. IN HIS OPENING REMARKS, COOK STATED THAT CHINA ' S TALENTED DEVELOPERS WERE CHALLENGING THE LIMITS OF INNOVATION EVERY DAY, USING TECHNOLOGY-BUILDING TOOLS TO HELP PEOPLE LEARN SKILLS, MANAGE HEALTH AND STIMULATE NEW IDEAS. THIS HAS BECOME A POWERFUL ENGINE OF GROWTH AND AN EXAMPLE OF NEW QUALITY PRODUCTIVITY, OFFERING PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. HE NOTED THAT INNOVATION WAS ALSO PROFOUNDLY TRANSFORMING CHINA ' S MANUFACTURING SECTOR: ONCE A LABOUR-DEPENDENT ENTERPRISE, IT HAD NOW JUMPED TO ONE OF THE WORLD ' S MOST ADVANCED MANUFACTURERS, WITH NEW LEVELS OF EFFICIENCY AND LEVELS. COOK ALSO INDICATED THAT CHINESE SUPPLIERS AND PARTNERS HAD DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY INNOVATION IN REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CARBON FOOTPRINT. TODAY, MORE THAN 90% PRODUCTS IN CHINA HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED WITH CLEAN ENERGY, AND MORE THAN 90 SUPPLIERS AND PARTNERS HAVE COMMITTED TO 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY FOR APPLE PRODUCTION BY 2030。