China Lists Mobile App Stores That Comply With New Rule, But Apple Missing

China's cyberspace regulator released on Wednesday names of the first batch of mobile app stores that have completed filing business details to regulators, signalling it has begun to enforce new rules that expand its oversight of mobile apps. From a report: A total of 26 app stores operated by companies including Tencent, Huawei, Ant Group, Baidu, Xiaomi and Samsung have submitted filings to the authority, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). Apple's App Store is not among the app stores on the list. Beijing has been expanding oversight of smartphone and mobile app usage over the past several years. The country now requires mobile app stores and mobile apps to submit business details to the government. These rules are causing consternation in the industry that publishing apps in the world's second largest economy will become very difficult and many apps may need to be taken down.

No point in trying to comply

[Flavianoep]

I may not take long for the US government to prevent the Apple's App Store to work in China, for it would be sharing technology. All because of "security concerns".

Re:

[smooth wombat]

If any one of those countries defaults, then China's economy collapses.

Don't worry. Evergrande's collapse [cnn.com] will happen long before that.

China is ruled by an emperor

[hdyoung]

The emperor is the ultimate power in the country. Any App Store that wants to be in China will be required to give up anything that the emperor demands. And the word anything means ANYTHING. Itâ(TM)s that simple. You can play by those rules, or your App Store wont be operating in China.

Right, wrong, good, bad, or something in between, thats for a different discussion. Thats the system they have. In the next decade, every company is gonna have to decide if they want to comply or pull out.

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[pauljlucas]

Apple could create a wholly separate App Store for China. It would then be up to individual app developers to decide whether they want to comply with Chinese rules in order to be listed in the Chinese App Store.

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[AmiMoJo]

Apple already has a separate App Store for China, and a separate iCloud. All data stored in China and available to the government on request.

The Chinese App Store doesn't include blocked apps like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Signal, WhatsApp, anything Google related etc. It has different requirements for developers too - they have to have a verified address in China on file, and other information that makes them easier to identify.

Apple has been cooperating with the CCP for many years now, and China is one

will apple Comply With the EU rules?

[Joe_Dragon]

will apple Comply With the EU rules?