Apple in China
The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
Published on 13. May 2025
352 pages
978-1-3985-3438-4 (ISBN)
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*** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***
* WINNER OF THE SABEW BEST IN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2025 FOR BUSINESS REPORTING *
What if the greatest business success story of the twenty-first century was hiding the West's gravest mistake?
For two decades, Apple poured billions into China, training millions of workers and building the most advanced supply and manufacturing system in history. But those same investments transferred knowledge, skills and power, handing China the tools to challenge America's dominance and putting Apple in the middle of a new Cold War between two superpowers.
Based on hundreds of exclusive interviews, Patrick McGee's gripping exposé reveals Apple's vulnerability for the first time ? and shows how one company's triumph inadvertently reshaped the global balance of power.
'Devastatingly clear' New York Times
'Scrupulously reported' New Yorker
'Absolutely riveting' Peter Frankopan
'Disturbing and enlightening' Chris Miller
'This is the best book about Apple ever written' Ben Thompson, Stratechery
* WINNER OF THE SABEW BEST IN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2025 FOR BUSINESS REPORTING *
What if the greatest business success story of the twenty-first century was hiding the West's gravest mistake?
For two decades, Apple poured billions into China, training millions of workers and building the most advanced supply and manufacturing system in history. But those same investments transferred knowledge, skills and power, handing China the tools to challenge America's dominance and putting Apple in the middle of a new Cold War between two superpowers.
Based on hundreds of exclusive interviews, Patrick McGee's gripping exposé reveals Apple's vulnerability for the first time ? and shows how one company's triumph inadvertently reshaped the global balance of power.
'Devastatingly clear' New York Times
'Scrupulously reported' New Yorker
'Absolutely riveting' Peter Frankopan
'Disturbing and enlightening' Chris Miller
'This is the best book about Apple ever written' Ben Thompson, Stratechery
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Patrick McGee has been a journalist with the Financial Times since 2013, reporting from Hong Kong, Germany, and California. He led the FT's Apple coverage from 2019 to 2023 and won a San Francisco Press Club Award for his deep dive into Apple's HR problems. Previously, he was a bond reporter at The Wall Street Journal in New York. He has a Master's in Global Diplomacy from SOAS, University of London, and a degree in Religious Studies from the University of Toronto. He resides in the Bay Area with his wife and two daughters.
