• Reuters, Monday, December 4, 2017 4:10 PM

There are roughly 1.8 million developers using Apple’s platform in China, and they have collectively earned $16.93 billion, CEO Tim Cook said over the weekend. That figure represents about a quarter of the App Store’s total global earnings, Reuters points out. Yet, “Apple is facing criticism from local users and rights groups for bowing to pressure from Beijing cyber regulators after it decided to remove hundreds of apps from its Chinese store this year,” Reuters notes.

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