Cook Praises DeepSeek AI as Apple Prepares to Launch Intelligence in China

At the China Development Forum in Beijing, Apple CEO Tim Cook praised Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s AI models as “excellent.” This marks Cook’s first visit to China this year. Apple is awaiting final approval to introduce Apple Intelligence to iPhones in China. Cook also shared his tour of Beijing with a local influencer on Weibo. Apple will reveal more about Apple Intelligence at its Shanghai developer conference on Tuesday.

Apple’s Tim Cook meets China’s commerce minister, pledges more investment

Apple CEO Tim Cook met with the Chinese minister of commerce on Friday during his second visit to mainland China this year, as the US tech giant pledged to boost its investment in the country.

Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao said in his meeting with Cook that the country “welcomes Apple to seize the opportunity and get more deeply involved in the China market”, according to a statement by the ministry on Friday. “Mutually beneficial” economic cooperation between China and the US is good for both countries, he added, and overplaying the national security issue will “not be conducive to normal economic and trade exchanges”.