Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China to talk about creating localized Apple Intelligence LLMs, but the company faces difficult regulatory hurdles.

Prior to the expo, Cook and other top executives met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The meeting, as reported by the American Chamber of Commerce in China, focused on enhancing economic and trade cooperation. Representatives from companies like Corning and Rio Tinto were also present.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has returned to China for discussions with premier Li Qiang, in discussions to aid both the global supply chain and the Chinese economy.

Apple CEO Tim Cook and more than 20 other chief execs met China’s premier today to discuss potential trade disruption once Trump takes office in January. However, the report makes it sound like the meeting didn’t achieve much, with some saying it felt scripted and didn’t discuss specific plans …

"We're very committed to China, that's the reason I have been here three times." Apple CEO Tim Cook showed up in his second China International Supply Chain Expo on Nov 25 and China Daily reporter Peng Yixuan talked with him during his visit.

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is visiting China for at least the third time this year, showing up at a suppliers' conference on the same day a top Beijing official convened an important meeting with a group of foreign CEOs.

This meeting comes as international businesses navigate growing economic uncertainties and potential trade disruptions.

CEO Tim Cook was among over 20 corporate executives to join trade discussions with China's Premier Li Qiang on Monday, Bloomberg News reported. The meeting comes at a time companies globally are battling potential trade disruptions and economic uncertainty.