Apple CEO Tim Cook said that Apple will not withdraw from China due to production interruptions caused by the epidemic, and the current epidemic is "temporary."
"We are talking about making small adjustments, not fundamental changes," he said in an interview broadcast on ox Business Network on Friday.
Apple recently withdrawn its March quarter revenue outlook, citing limited iPhone production and the company's closure of Chinese stores due to the epidemic.
Asked on Friday whether the epidemic would affect the June quarter's performance, Cook said: "It's still February, and there is reason to be optimistic about the future, let's wait and see."
He said that Apple "is more important in China's supply chain", but he will also continue to pay attention to the situation in South Korea and Italy, because Apple also has suppliers and business in these two countries. "It's very important to observe what happened there."
Cook defends his supply chain strategy, which he has led over the years. He said: "We have experienced earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, floods, tsunamis, SARS. This is a long list, and the operations team has solved them in depth. When things fall behind, we need to ask ourselves Yes, are the supply chains in those places resilient? Do we need to make some changes? "
He added: "It will take some time, but in general, I think the current epidemic is temporary and will not last long."
Tim Cook’s full interview with Fox Business is available on YouTube:
