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The US government's blocking of WeChat, which has the biggest impact on iPhones among Apple hardware products, may force Apple to remove WeChat from the App Store, Tianfeng International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a report released late Sunday. 

As the only smartphone in China that doesn't yet support the BeiDou Satellite Navigation System (BDS), Apple's iPhone may soon be making a change.

There are many mobile phone manufacturers working with the BeiDou system, and currently only Apple is an exception, Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navigation System Management Office and spokesman for BeiDou's satellite navigation system, said at a recent conference.

Apple may also be interested in entering the social media space, and has "expressed an interest" in purchasing TikTok, according to a report by Axios on Tuesday.

In response to a Chinese company's lawsuit over Siri infringement, Apple, which has been silent on the case, is responding for the first time.

Apple appears to be working to create a supply chain comprised entirely of Chinese manufacturers to produce iPhones specifically for the Chinese market, DigiTimes reported today.

On August 3, Chinese technology company Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology officially filed a lawsuit with the Shanghai Higher People's Court, demanding Apple to stop Siri patent infringement.

The Pangu team in China has discovered an "unpatchable" vulnerability in Apple's Secure Enclave Processor that could lead to the compromise of private security key encryption.

Apple has removed 26,539 games from its China App Store today as of 2:00 pm, which is more than the total number of games removed in July this year, as the company is implementing a new rule.

The smartphone market in China saw a 25% quarter-on-quarter growth to reach over 90 million sell-in units in the second quarter, despite the market contracting 7% compared to the same period last year, according to market research firm Canalys.