{"product_id":"apple-in-china-patrick-mcgee-9781668053386","title":"Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Phenomenal...a jaw-dropping book.\" --Jon Stewart, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, this \"scrupulously reported\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"astonishing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e) investigation explores how Apple's global rise became inseparable from its deep dependence on China. A gripping account of tech history and geopolitical strategy, \u003ci\u003eApple in China\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the world's most iconic company outsourced not just manufacturing--but leverage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter struggling to build products on three continents, Apple turned to China's seemingly endless supply of cheap labor. It soon deployed thousands of engineers, trained millions of workers, and invested hundreds of billions of dollars to create the most advanced global supply chain. These efforts fueled the iPhone's dominance--but also laid the foundation for a powerful, state-supported Chinese electronics industry. What began as a business decision evolved into a cautionary tale of global trade, tech rivalry, and national security. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithout intending to, Apple helped Beijing acquire technological influence that could now be weaponized--a central concern in the ongoing US-China tech war. Drawing on over two hundred interviews, Patrick McGee exposes never-before-reported details from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: internal emails, secretive executive meetings, and overlooked voices inside the company's China operations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll meet the \"Gang of Eight\" executives tasked with appeasing Beijing, a Mormon missionary who launched Apple retail in China, and a veteran whose dreams of improving factory conditions were crushed by both Apple's demands and Xi Jinping's authoritarian crackdown. From Foxconn and Tim Cook to the Chinese Communist Party and Taiwan Semiconductor, this is a revelatory look at how Apple, in seeking efficiency, became entangled in the very politics it once claimed to challenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eChip War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Factory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Short\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApple in China\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing examination of corporate power, Chinese nationalism, deglobalization, and the fragile relationship between Silicon Valley and the world's rising superpower.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick McGee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668053381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668053386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Patrick McGee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520939901183,"sku":"9781668053386","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b75996bc-3528-4b4f-a5bb-230d6623e97d.jpg?v=1762887842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/apple-in-china-patrick-mcgee-9781668053386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}