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Apple CEO Tim Cook Tours Foxconn iPhone Production Facility in China

Thursday March 29, 2012 6:43 am PDT by Eric Slivka
Following his appearance at the Xidan Joy City retail store in Beijing and meetings with Chinese government officials earlier this week, Bloomberg now reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook has also toured a new iPhone production facility in Zhengzhou, China.
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook visited Foxconn Technology Group’s newly built manufacturing facility for the iPhone in Zhengzhou, China, as the U.S. company seeks to improve working conditions.

The iPhone production line is at the new Foxconn Zhengzhou Technology Park, which employs 120,000 people, Carolyn Wu, a Beijing-based Apple spokeswoman, said in an e-mail today. She didn’t provide other details on Cook’s visit or say how much longer he’ll be in China after having held high-level talks in Beijing earlier this week.

Apple CEO Tim Cook tours Foxconn's new iPhone production line in Zhengzhou, China (Source: Apple)

China is a key location for Apple for a number of reasons, including its role in manufacturing and assembly, a desire to focus on expansion in the market there, and intellectual property issues. Cook's trip appears to be addressing most of these aspects, demonstrating continued concern over working conditions in its manufacturing partners' plants while also working to build relationships with key political and business figures in the country.

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whooleytoo
93 months ago
He certainly seems to be making his own mark as CEO - rather than being lost in Jobs' shadow - good to see.
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mrxak
93 months ago
He's waving to iPhone Girl!

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LaWally
93 months ago
Since he is now the public face of Apple, it's good to see him out and about. He seems just as ready to meet with premiers and executives as he does with customers and those on the manufacturing line.
Rating: 18 Votes
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JHankwitz
93 months ago

I would love to see one of them pull a regular 12 hour shift if that place.


You can be sure that Cook's workday is always a lot longer than 12 hours, and a heck of a lot more stressful.
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dlastmango
93 months ago
Im willing to bet the yellow denotes him as being a person of importance. So when the employees see the amount of yellow they understand the significance of the person. Look at the other behind that just have a yellow hat and/or collar.

just my thoughts
Chris
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LaWally
93 months ago

Im willing to bet the yellow denotes him as being a person of importance. So when the employees see the amount of yellow they understand the significance of the person. Look at the other behind that just have a yellow hat and/or collar.

just my thoughts
Chris


From Wikipedia:

Yellow, corresponding with earth, is considered the most beautiful color. The Chinese saying, Yellow generates Yin and Yang, implies that yellow is the center of everything. Associated with but ranked above brown, yellow signifies neutrality and good luck. Yellow is sometimes paired with red in place of gold.

Yellow was the color of Imperial China and is held as the symbolic color of the five legendary emperors of ancient China. Yellow often decorates royal palaces, altars and temples, and the color was used in the robes and attire of the emperors.

Yellow also represents freedom from worldly cares and is thus esteemed in Buddhism. Monks’ garments are yellow, as are elements of Buddhist temples. Yellow is also used as a mourning color for Chinese Buddhists.
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basesloaded190
93 months ago
Being a public figure for the company will only get more important as Apple continues to grow and is put more in the spotlight. Tim is going about this the right way.
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ChrisTX
93 months ago

Everybody looks happy in the photo so obviously the workers are happy.


With the pictures showing the people of China scrambling to line up for work there I'd assume they're not too unhappy.
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skinnylegs
93 months ago
Everybody looks happy in the photo so obviously the workers are happy.
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JHankwitz
93 months ago

makes you proud that apple with ALL that CASH hoarding not pressing congress to make laws favorable to bring in more jobs into this county then a country we will potentially have a cold war as is we have a trade war.


If you had to pay the extra cost for these products being made in the USA, you wouldn't buy them. End of story!

People vote for what they want with their checkbooks. If you're so hell-bent on having this stuff built in the USA, only buy products made here. If you don't buy USA made products, USA companies go out of business.

You may be too young to remember, but back in the 60's, RCA, Zenith, and Motorola were the largest TV manufacturers in the world. People started voting for TV's made outside the USA, and that changed everything. USA consumers decided where they wanted their TVs to be made, not the manufacturers.

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whaT that gesture!? he me remind me some german dude.


You really, really need professional help!
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