Tomas Chlebek I-Apple isanda kuthatha isinqumo sokugcina idatha yabasebenzisi baseShayina ngqo eChina kumaseva enkampani yezokuxhumana yaseChina i-China Telecom. Uguquko lwenzeka ngo-Agasti 8 ngemuva "kwezinyanga eziyishumi nanhlanu zokuhlolwa nokuhlolwa". I-China Telecom yinkampani kazwelonke, futhi ngokusho kwabanye, i-Apple izama ukubuyisela ukwethenjwa kwabasebenzisi emakethe yaseShayina, okuyiyona ekhula ngokushesha kakhulu kuyo, ngalolu shintsho.
Ngenyanga edlule, i-Apple imenyezelwe eChina "ingozi ekuvikelekeni kwezwe", lapho ulwazi olumayelana nekhono le-iPhones lokulandelela indawo yabasebenzisi lukhishwa. Lokhu kuhunyushwe njengomzamo we-Apple wokuhlola iChina.
Idatha yomsebenzisi manje akudingeki ihambe e-China, futhi iphethwe inkampani kazwelonke elandela amasiko lapho mayelana nokufinyelela ekuvikelekeni nobumfihlo, okuhlukile kwabase-US. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple isiqinisekisile ukuthi yonke idatha ibethelwe futhi iTelecom ayinakho ukufinyelela kuyo.
Kodwa-ke, okhulumela i-Apple wenqabile ukuvuma ukuthi ukuthuthela kwe-iCloud yezakhamizi zaseChina kumaseva aseShayina kungenxa yezinkinga ngezinsolo "zokubeka engcupheni ukuphepha kwezwe". Esikhundleni salokho, uthe, "I-Apple ikuthatha njengento ebaluleke kakhulu ukuphepha komsebenzisi nobumfihlo. Sengeze i-China Telecom ohlwini lwabahlinzeki besikhungo sedatha ukuze sikhulise umkhawulokudonsa futhi sithuthukise ukusebenza kwabasebenzisi bethu ezweni laseChina.”
Njengoba kunikezwe ukuthi ukushintshwa sekusebenze isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka, ngenkathi izindaba "zokuhlola i-Apple" zavela ngenyanga edlule, ukuphawula okunjalo kubonakala kuthembekile. U-Apple uphendule le nkinga ngokulandelela indawo yabasebenzisi ngokushesha ngemva kombiko esiteshini se-TV saseChina i-China Central Television.
Ngakho-ke bengingazizwa ngiphephile uma imibhalo yami ibikumaseva e-Apple kunase-China Telecom ephethwe uhulumeni.