Apple CEO Tim Cook stresses ties With China at Beijing event

BEIJING: Apple Inc chief executive officer Tim Cook returned to China to attend the high-profile China Development Forum to celebrate the iPhone maker’s ties to the region even as tensions grow between Beijing and Washington.

Apple and China have grown together, Cook said during an onstage discussion on technology and education at the state-sponsored showcase on Saturday. He highlighted the company’s concerns about the abuse of technology, given recent strides in artificial intelligence and augmented reality.

“This has been a symbiotic kind of relationship that I think we both enjoyed,” Cook said. Apple plans to increase spending on its rural education program in China to 100 million yuan ($15 million),