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The products of Apple's Vision Pro are on sale at the Apple Store in Cupertino of California, U.S., February 2, 2024. /CFP
U.S. tech giant Apple announced on Tuesday that it will expand its applied research lab in Shanghai and establish a new lab in Shenzhen later this year, with the latter aiming to enhance testing and research capabilities for products such as Vision Pro, iPhone and iPad.
Apple said it has cumulatively invested 1 billion yuan (about $140 million) in building applied research labs in China. Currently, it has research and development centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Shenzhen. Over the past five years, the research and development team of Apple in China has doubled in size.
The labs in Shanghai and Shenzhen will support intelligent manufacturing, along with the reliability, quality and material analysis of products, providing resources for the global engineering and design team, according to Isabel Ge Mahe, Apple's vice president and managing director of Greater China.
The Apple flagship store on Nanjing Road in Shanghai Municipality, east China, August 25, 2023. /CFP
The U.S. company has been working on development in China for over 30 years. Data shows that 151 out of the company's 200 major suppliers have production activities in China.
Apple will unveil its eighth store in Shanghai this month, augmenting its expansive network, second only to the U.S. against the backdrop of decelerating iPhone sales in the Chinese market, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Set to launch on March 21, the store, named Apple Jingan, will be among a total of 47 outlets scattered throughout the nation with a population of 1.4 billion. As the newest addition to Apple's retail domain, Apple Jingan is situated in the heart of the city, which already boasts the highest concentration of Apple stores across the Chinese mainland, the report said.
The iPhone, originating from Cupertino, California-based Apple, has experienced a decline in sales in China following the release of its latest model in September. Despite this, the nation continues to be a crucial market, boasting the world's largest base of smartphone consumers and offering significant potential for increased sales of ecosystem accessories, according to the report.
(With input from Xinhua)