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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Helen Davidson, Hibaq Farah, and Dan Milmo

China reportedly extends iPhone ban to more workers as tensions with US rise

A woman wearing a face mask holds her smartphone as she walks by a large screen showing an iPhone advertisement in Beijing
Bans on the use of Apple products at work is thought to be a sign of Beijing trying to reduce reliance on US tech. Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

China’s government has reportedly expanded its ban of iPhones to local government workers and state-owned companies, a day after it emerged central government employees were forbidden from bringing the devices to work.

Several agencies had begun instructing employees not to bring iPhones to work and the ban was expected to be further extended, Bloomberg reported. Nikkei reported at least one state-owned company had told its employees that anyone working with trade secrets could not bring their iPhones, Apple Watches or AirPods into work from next month.

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