Foxconn, whose full name is Hon Hai Technology Group, issued a statement hours later that said the company would comply with its legal obligations: “Legal compliance everywhere we operate around the world is a fundamental principle of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn).
“The two sides exchanged views on Apple’s development in China, industrial chain supply chain cooperation and other issues,” the ministry said in a statement afterward.
In recent months, central government authorities have warned local and provincial governments facing budget shortfalls not to use arbitrary fines to raise money.
Beijing is trying hard to woo foreign investment to strengthen economic growth and maintain China’s leading role in global supply chains.
The two developers that vied for national leadership over the past several years, China Evergrande and Country Garden, are in peril, unable to make punctual debt payments.
Persons:
Foxconn, Tim Cook, Jin Zhuanglong
Organizations:
Hai Technology Group, Hai Technology, Study Times, Communist, Central Party School
Locations:
Beijing, China