Li Chenggang, China's international trade negotiator and vice minister of commerce (MOFCOM), meets with Sabih Khan, chief operating officer of US tech giant Apple on December 19, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of MOFCOM's website

Li Chenggang, China's international trade negotiator and vice minister of commerce (MOFCOM), met with Sabih Khan, chief operating officer of US tech giant Apple on Friday. The two sides exchanged views on Apple's business development in China and other issues, according to a Monday release on the MOFCOM's website.

The cooperation between Apple and the Chinese market has been a process of mutual empowerment and shared growth, Li said. During the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, China will further expand high-level opening-up, create broader opportunities for foreign-invested companies including Apple. He expressed the hope that Apple will deepen integration with its Chinese partners, stay committed to the China market and pursue common development.

Khan said that Apple places a high value on the capability and potential of China's supply chain, and that cooperation with Chinese partners has long been a relationship of mutual benefit and shared growth. 

Apple will remain committed to its long-term development in China, continue to increase investment in areas including the local supply chain, research and development, and social responsibility and adhere to a development path characterized by intelligence-driven innovation, green practices and deeper integration, in order to achieve mutually beneficial and win-win outcomes, Khan said.

Global Times