Alluding to Trump? Apple CEO Cook expressed opposition to trade protectionism

[Global Synthetic Reporter Li Zongze] According to a report from Reuters on March 20, Apple CEO Cook expressed support for globalization at the 2017 China Development High-Level Forum on the 18th and stated that China should continue to open up to foreign investment.

"I think it's important that China continue to open..." Cooke said at the forum.

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Reuters said that the protectionist speech made by US President Trump is worrying and the trade friction between China and the United States may heat up.

“The reality is that in countries that have closed the country and implemented isolated policies, the people are not benefiting,” Cooke said in a rare public speech.

Before that, Apple announced that it will build two R&D centers in Shanghai and Suzhou. The company promised to invest more than 3.5 billion yuan in China’s R&D sector.

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