China's Restrictions , on iPhones Send , Apple Shares Tumbling.
Al Jazeera reports that shares in Apple plummeted
for the second straight session following the
announcement of strict Chinese restrictions on iPhones. .
The restrictions, which ban iPhones from government
offices and state-backed entities, come amid rising
tensions between the United States and China.
Following the release of a 'Wall Street Journal' report
on the new Chinese policy, shares in the world's biggest
publicly-traded company fell 3.5% on September 6. .
On September 7, shares in Apple
fell an additional 2.8% to reach
$177.79 by late morning trading.
Al Jazeera reports that China has been pushing
locally-made tech products, with technology at the
center of major national security issues with the U.S.
In 2020, 'The Economic Observer' reported that some Chinese government agencies had already implemented a ban on officials using iPhones, citing Apple's strict privacy rules. .
China generates nearly one fifth
of the tech giant's revenue,
making it one of Apple's largest markets. .
This could provide an additional
challenge for the company, as its
revenues from China have already
been negatively impacted by
a challenging macroeconomic
environment in that country, Tom Forte, D.A. Davidson analyst, via Al Jazeera.
According to Patrick O'Hare, a Briefing.com
analyst, China's ban on Apple could have
implications that extend to other tech companies. .
The worry for the market is that, if China
purposely chooses to make business difficult
for a company like Apple, which has a good
and important working relationship in
China, then it can do so for a lot of other
U.S. companies doing business in China, Patrick O'Hare, Briefing.com analyst, via Al Jazeera.
The worry for the market is that, if China
purposely chooses to make business difficult
for a company like Apple, which has a good
and important working relationship in
China, then it can do so for a lot of other
U.S. companies doing business in China, Patrick O'Hare, Briefing.com analyst, via Al Jazeera