Apple’s $50 Billion Dilemma in China
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests have ensnared a number of foreign companies. Apple is the U.S. company with the most to lose.
Demonstrators walk past an Apple store on Canton Road during a protest in Hong Kong on July 7, 2019.
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests have ensnared a number of companies, including one U.S. company that has the most to lose in China: Apple Inc. This week on Decrypted, Bloomberg Technology's Alistair Barr breaks down the iPhone maker's controversial decision to reject an app built to aid Hong Kong residents living through the protests, and discusses what's at stake for Apple both at home and abroad.