It is reported that Jeffrey & middot; Miller on Thursday signed a lobbying register, apple hired the former trump campaign committee, vice chairman of the financial and his team, to assist & other; Trade & throughout; 。 50000 dollars.
is not yet clear, terms and conditions of the apple and miller's plans, but the employment is in apple want to avoid is affected by the new Chinese tariffs is scheduled to take effect on December case.
most of apple's product line is manufactured or assembled in China, so are particularly vulnerable to continues to trump the influence of a trade war. A tax on some technical equipment in September has affected the iMac, iMac Pro, solar portal, Mac mini, HomePod etc. Product. More urgent, however, is to pose a threat to the iPhone and the tariffs.
apple in September tax official called for a moratorium on Mac Pro parts obtained the approval of the U. S. trade representative's office, which makes apple can largely avoid impose a 25% tariff on goods made in China. The company of Apple on November 1, Watch, AirPods, iPhone parts, such as exemption application are put forward.
in addition to the miller, apple's chief executive, Tim & middot; Cook also personally on various issues with President trump and a member of the government contacts, including talking about a trade war with China. Cook's efforts paid off on multiple levels, trump compliment the cook communication skill, sometimes agreed to directly shall be exempted from some product import tariffs.
for example, trump said in August that cook put forward & other; Good reason & throughout; Against apple on Chinese imports of electronic products when a new 10% tariff.
when trump said: & other; Cook, samsung is apple's main rival, the samsung does not need to pay tariff, Tim & middot; The cook is to pay duties. So, I have to give him help in the short term, because apple is a great American company. ”
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