Chinese vice premier meets with Apple executive chairman
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Tim Cook, executive chairman of the board of directors of Apple Inc., at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.
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