Apple CEO Tim Cook welcomed with applause at Beijing conference sponsored by Chinese government

Apple CEO Tim Cook was warmly received by the audience at a conference sponsored by the Chinese government amid tensions between China and the United States. "I am thrilled to be back in China," Cook told the China Development Forum during his Saturday appearance, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. "It means the world to me and I feel really privileged to be here." Cook, who was making his first trip to China since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, gave an upbeat speech that was well-received by...