Apple’s rise into one of the world’s most valuable companies was powered in large part by China. However, that relationship came with enormous geopolitical consequences. Investigative journalist and former Financial Times reporter Patrick McGee joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss his bestseller Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company and how Apple’s investments, engineering expertise and vast supplier network helped transform China into a global electronics powerhouse. (Source: Bloomberg)
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BusinessWeek Radio Simulcast • Oct 16th, 2026
How Apple Helped Build China’s Tech Power
Apple’s rise into one of the world’s most valuable companies was powered in large part by China. However, that relationship came with enormous geopolitical consequences. Investigative journalist and former Financial Times reporter Patrick McGee joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss his bestseller Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company and how Apple’s investments, engineering expertise and vast supplier network helped transform China into a global electronics powerhouse.
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