Apple in China
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| Author | Patrick McGee |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Scribner (USA) |
Publication date | 13 May 2025 |
| Publication place | USA |
| Pages | 448 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-1-668-05337-9 |
Apple in China[1] is a 2025 book by Patrick McGee[2][3][4] (Financial Times reporter[5] from 2013 to 2023[6]), about how Apple Inc. invested in China in order to build iPhones and other technology, and by doing so helped China become more competitive. In the book, McGee says that under Tim Cook Apple invested $275 billion over five years from 2016. McGee compares this to the Marshall Plan as this is in excess of other corporate spending. McGee says the Marshall Plan was about half Apple's investment, in real terms.[7][8][9][10]
Reviews
[edit]In her May 15, 2025 review for The New York Times, Hannah Beech called Apple in China “smart and comprehensive,” praising Patrick McGee’s clever and chronologically organized timeline of how Apple’s expansion to China manufacturing facilities under then COO Tim Cook created a global success but also an “existential vulnerability” for the United States. She states in the review that the book author argues “China wouldn’t be China today without Apple”.[7]
In his May 13, 2025, Daily Telegraph review, Tom Knowles gives Apple in China four out of five stars, calling it an “eye-opening exposé” of the “lucrative relationship stained by manipulation, violence and abuse” between Apple and China’s authoritarian regime.[11]
In his May 20, 2025, review for The China Academy, Chen Jing, a manufacturing observer, argues the story is “greatly exaggerated,” challenging the claim that Apple single-handedly empowered China. He disputes the $55 billion annual investment figure as overstated and questions the Marshall Plan comparison, suggesting a Western bias that credits American companies for China’s rise while ignoring its internal capabilities.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ McGee, Patrick (13 May 2025). Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-6680-5339-3.
- ^ "alumni : Patrick McGee". fastforward.utoronto.ca. University of Toronto. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Patrick McGee, Financial Times". Ars Technica. 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Patrick McGee - author of Apple in China". patrick-mcgee.com.
- ^ "Patrick McGee". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Patrick McGee". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ a b Beech, Hannah (2025-05-15). "Apple Used China to Make a Profit. What China Got in Return Is Scarier". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ Lapowsky, Issie (May 13, 2025). "The Dark History of How China Captured Apple". Vanity Fair.
- ^ "Why Apple can't just quit China". Rest of World. May 13, 2025.
- ^ McGee, Patrick (May 10, 2025). "How Apple helped China become America's biggest tech rival". www.thetimes.com.
- ^ Knowles, Tom (2025-05-13). "How Apple joined forces with China's brutal regime". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Apple's Role in China's Manufacturing Boom: Reality or Exaggeration?". 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
External links
[edit]- Lapowsky, Issie (13 May 2025). "The Dark History of How China Captured Apple". Vanity Fair (magazine).
- Patrick McGee - "Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company" on YouTube - The Daily Show
- "How China made Apple, and Apple made China". The Sunday Magazine (radio program). CBC Radio.
Financial Times journalist Patrick McGee tells Piya Chattopadhyay that few understand just how key China and Apple have been to each other's rise.
- Patrick McGee - "Dangerous Dependency: Apple & the Rise of China" on YouTube - Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas
- "Can Apple extricate itself from China?". The Economist. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- Purcher, Jack (January 17, 2023). "How Apple Tied its Fortunes to China and Moving its Supply Chain may be Close to Impossible". Patently Apple. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
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