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Apple orders its suppliers to use ‘Taiwan, China’ or ‘Chinese Taipei’ to appease Beijing

August 6, 2022
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Apple, which celebrates its self-professed commitment to free expression and human rights, has reportedly told its suppliers in Taiwan to label their components so they describe Taiwan as a province of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

According to Japanese financial publication Nikkei, Apple on Friday warned its suppliers that China has ramped up enforcement of a long-standing import rule “that Taiwanese-made parts and components must be labeled as being made either in ‘Taiwan, China’ or ‘Chinese Taipei.'”

Apple has prospered by relying on Chinese companies as part of its supply chain. But its dependence upon China for sales and product assembly has left the corporation unwilling to challenge egregious abuses, though it argues otherwise.

In September, 2020, Apple issued a document [PDF] titled “Our Commitment to Human Rights.” It states, “At Apple and throughout our supply chain, we prohibit harassment, discrimination, violence, and retaliation of any kind—and we have zero tolerance for violations motivated by any form of prejudice or bigotry.”

Apple has shown a bit more tolerance for China’s mass detention of Muslim Uyghurs.

In December, 2020, the Tech Transparency Project reported that Apple’s suppliers depend upon forced labor. And in May 2021, a report by The Information accused seven of Apple’s suppliers of relying on forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region.

When US lawmakers proposed a law to hold companies accountable for allowing suppliers to use forced labor, Apple lobbied against the bill which was nonetheless signed into law by President Biden toward the end of last year. Apple also lobbied the SEC, unsuccessfully, to block a shareholder proposal to require the company to disclose more details about supply chain labor practices.

After Apple CEO Tim Cook talked up his company’s supposed commitment to privacy at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2022, Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr challenged Cook in a public letter over Apple’s removal of the Voice of America app from its App Store in China.

What do you think about this decision by Apple?

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