The Wall Street Journal quoted people familiar with the matter and said that China has asked officials from the central government agencies to not use Apple's iPhone and other foreign brands at work, nor can they be brought into the office.
People familiar with the matter said that in recent weeks, government staff received the above instructions from superiors at work chat groups or conferences.According to the Wall Street Journal, the order is the latest measures taken by the Chinese government to reduce their dependence on foreign technology and strengthen network security, and it is also introduced in the context of restricting sensitive information out of China.
The Chinese government's move may have a chilling effect on foreign brands including Apple in China.Apple is dominant in China's high -end smartphone market. China is one of its largest markets, accounting for about 19%of total revenue.
It is not clear about the spread of these orders, but some employees of some central government regulatory agencies have also received similar information.
The above -known people said that the Chinese government has been restricting government officials of some institutions for many years to use Apple mobile phones during their work, but the coverage of this order is now expanding.This latest order also shows that the Chinese government is increasing its efforts to ensure that its regulations are strictly implemented.
It is reported that this restriction of China is exactly the same as that of the United States' ban on the Chinese communications giant Huawei, as well as a similar ban on officials used by officials.As Sino -US relations are hovering near the lows in the past decades, these two super powers attach more importance to national security and worry about data leakage.
With the intensification of competition between China and the United States, the Chinese leadership has been emphasizing national security, which has led the government to tighten the control of data and network activities in recent years.In July this year, China began to implement a comprehensive revised anti -spy method.
The Chinese government has been urging Chinese institutions and state -owned enterprises to replace foreign technologies with local products they think is safe and controllable, including computers, operating systems and software.
