Apple has ejected an app that offered access to banned books from its App Store in China, in the latest sign of the technology giant’s willingness to appease the Chinese government.
Hao Peiqiang, the Beijing-based developer of the app said Apple told him it had taken the step because it “includes content that is illegal in China”.
The app, “jingdian shucheng”, offered access to ten books via the iPhone and iPad. Mr Hao said he believed three titles by Wang Lixiong, a political writer and activist, had prompted the ban, according to The Financial Times. Mr Wang is a prominent critic of Chinese policy in Tibet. (View full story)
