Surveillance cameras are seen near an iPhone advertisement at an Apple store in Beijing, China September 7, 2023.
One of the sources said they had not yet been given a deadline to cease their iPhone use.
Apple and China's State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the government, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Bloomberg on Thursday reported that China planned to broaden the ban to state firms and agencies, citing sources.
China has increasingly emphasized using locally made tech products, as technology has become a major national security issue for Beijing and Washington.
Persons:
Florence Lo, China's, Tesla, Tim Cook, D.A, Davidson, Tom Forte, Yuvraj Malik, Jaspreet Singh, Brenda Goh, Alexander Smith, Shounak
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Apple, REUTERS, U.S ., Staff, China's, Information Office, Huawei Technologies, Observer, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Citi, Canalys, Government, HK, Huawei, Thomson
Locations:
Beijing, China, HONG KONG, BEIJING, Washington, U.S, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bengaluru