--- title: "Minister Wang Wentao meets with Apple CEO Tim Cook" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279950279.md" description: "On March 20th, Wang Wentao, the Minister of Commerce of China, met with Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple Inc. Both sides exchanged views on China-U.S. economic and trade relations and Apple's development in China. Wang Wentao emphasized China's commitment to an open economy and promoting high-level opening-up, expressing hope that Apple would have confidence in its development in China. Cook stated that China is an important production base for Apple and looks forward to the stable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations" datetime: "2026-03-20T13:15:02.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279950279.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279950279.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279950279.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279950279.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279950279.md) # Minister Wang Wentao meets with Apple CEO Tim Cook According to the Zhitong Finance APP, on March 20, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Apple Inc. (AAPL.US) CEO Tim Cook. The two sides exchanged views on China-U.S. economic and trade relations and Apple's business development in China. Wang Wentao pointed out that China is committed to building an open world economy, and China's economic development is providing stability and certainty for a turbulent world. China continues to promote high-level opening up, focusing on building a stable, resilient, green, and innovative industrial chain supply chain, and hopes that Apple will firmly believe in development in China and share the opportunities of China's development. Cook stated that China is Apple's most important production base and the main source of its supply chain. Apple continues to deepen innovation cooperation, green development, and industrial chain collaboration in China, which is highly aligned with China's 14th Five-Year Plan direction. Apple hopes that the China-U.S. economic and trade relationship will maintain stable development. ## The original text is as follows: **Minister Wang Wentao Meets with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook** On March 20, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook. The two sides exchanged views on China-U.S. economic and trade relations and Apple's business development in China. Wang Wentao stated that under the diplomatic strategic guidance of the leaders of China and the United States, the economic and trade teams of both sides have conducted six rounds of dialogue and consultations, reaching a series of important consensuses. Both sides agreed that a healthy, stable, and sustainable China-U.S. economic and trade relationship not only serves the interests of both countries but also has an important impact on the stability and development of the global economy. Wang Wentao pointed out that China is committed to building an open world economy, and China's economic development is providing stability and certainty for a turbulent world. China continues to promote high-level opening up, focusing on building a stable, resilient, green, and innovative industrial chain supply chain, and hopes that Apple will firmly believe in development in China and share the opportunities of China's development. Cook stated that China is Apple's most important production base and the main source of its supply chain. Apple continues to deepen innovation cooperation, green development, and industrial chain collaboration in China, which is highly aligned with China's 14th Five-Year Plan direction. Apple hopes that the China-U.S. economic and trade relationship will maintain stable development. This article is compiled from the official website of the "Ministry of Commerce," edited by Zhitong Finance: Feng Qiuyi ### Related Stocks - [Apple Inc. 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