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  "textContent": "Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China, where he attended one of the company's 50th anniversary events outside of its Taikoo Li retail store in Chengdu today. The event revolved around a performance by Chinese singer Li Yuchun, and it comes after Apple hosted a surprise Alicia Keys concert at its Grand Central store in New York last week.\n\n\nAccording to the _China Daily_, Cook is scheduled to attend the China Development Forum in Beijing this weekend, and he will also meet with Chinese app developers, government officials, and some of Apple's various partners in the country.\n\n\"China is so important for us,\" said Cook.\n\nAhead of World Water Day on March 22, Apple announced that its suppliers in China saved a record 55 billion liters of fresh water last year through Apple's Supplier Clean Water Program. As an example, Apple touted a new aluminum anodization process for the MacBook Neo that \"continuously recycles and recirculates water.\"\n\nAs of March 15, Apple lowered its standard App Store commission rate for iPhone and iPad apps and in-app purchases from 30% to 25% in mainland China, following \"discussions with the Chinese regulator.\" However, _Bloomberg_ reported that China is urging Apple to further ease App Store restrictions and address \"monopolistic\" practices.\n\nFinally, Apple is now sharing developer coding videos on the Chinese video sharing platform Bilibili, ahead of WWDC 2026 in June.\n\nIt all amounts to a busy week for Apple in China.\n\nTags: Apple 50th Anniversary, China, Tim Cook\n\n\nThis article, \"Tim Cook Visits China, Attends Apple's 50th Anniversary Event and More\" first appeared on MacRumors.com\n\nDiscuss this article in our forums\n\n",
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