It is not a novelty to anyone that the economic relations and the cyber war between China and the USA are giving the passing day. The Wall Street Journal reports today that Apple iPhone and other foreign technologies have been banned in Chinese government agencies. The use of iPhone is forbidden for the employees of the Government, they are not allowed to use these devices for their work activities or even bring them to the offices.
This measure represents a significant extension of a long -term policy in Beijing, which aims to reduce the dependence on foreign technology in the context of threats to foreign cyber security.
The iPhone slides have a majority quota of China high performance smartphones, given that the Huawei rival has difficulties in developing Competitive 5G phones following the sanctions imposed by the US. Since the use of iPhone is forbidden for government officials, this measure can also have an impact outside state institutions.
Imposing such sanction by China, may have as follows and decrease of users' confidence in Apple devices, feeding the rumors of possible espionage, which will lead to decreased sales to customers.
It is important to note that the prohibition comes in a global context in which the relationships between China and the US remain tense. The US has imposed various sanctions against China, including restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports, in an effort to limit China's military power. At the same time, Google has forbade the use of the Android operating system for Huawei devices, which had a significant impact on competition in the China mobile phone market.
