Tim Cook has been touring China ahead of this weekend's China Development Forum, where he called for privacy regulation last year.
Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly met with a top official in China Friday as he tours the country ahead of the China Development Forum and Apple's own event on Monday.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> State-run news agency Xinhua reported that Cook met with Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Friday. Apple did not immediately return a request for comment on the topic of the meeting or other reasons for Cook's trip to China, but Xinhua said Sun"made positive remarks" about Apple's role in relations between the U.S. and China.
According to local reports, Cook also visited an online education company that is incorporating augmented reality into its product and met with a Chinese musician as he touted Apple's streaming service. Cook has been in the country since Thursday and has posted about the trip on Weibo, 9to5Mac reported.It's unclear if Cook will be in attendance at this weekend's Chinese Economic Forum, though Apple is listed as a participating group on the event's website.
"I'm encouraged by the comments coming out of both countries," Cook told CNBC's Josh Lipton at the time. But the path forward between the two countries still remains unsettled. Cook is expected back in the U.S. by Monday, when Apple is hosting its own event where analysts anticipate it will unveil a new streaming service.
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