been going and for now, we still don t know where she is. that s horrible. by the way you mentioned technology. apple, as i m sure you know, has been highly criticized for restricting its air drop device or air drop app which allows protesters to communicate with each other better. they did that last month. we had our own hillary vaughan catch up with tim cook, who is the head of apple, and ask him questions about this. i want to play that and get your reaction, roll tape. mr. cook, do you support the chinese people s right to protest? do you have any reaction to the factory workers that were beaten and detained for protesting covid lockdowns? do you regret restricting air drop access that protesters used to evade surveillance from the chinese government?
after a tense meeting with lawmakers on capitol hill. caught up with the ceo to get his perspective on these issues but he remained tight-lipped on every one of them. watch. do you regret restricting air drop access that protesters used to evade surveillance from the chinese government? do you think it s problematic to do business with the communist chinese party when they suppress human rights? apple has been catching heat for its new software update, exclusive to china which makes it harder to use the air drop feature on iphones. the change occurred on november 9th, just weeks before the historic nationwide protests broke out over the country s zero covid lockdowns. cook s meeting with g.o.p. lawmakers may be a signal to how house republicans plan to tackle antitrust issues with big tech. he was candid. perhaps a little tense because we both have important issues to discuss. we need to make sure that he keeps the commitment he made to
do you have any reaction to the factory workers that were beaten and detained for protesting covid lockdowns? do you regret restricting air drop access that protestors used to evade surveillance from the chinese government? and jacqui, congressman darryl issa met with tim cook, he tells me the meeting was a little tense but that tim cook made a commitment to remain politically neutral as a company, saying he would be switzerland when it comes to taking sides in u.s. politics. jacqui. jacqui: that interview, or lack thereof with tim cook was really something else, hillary, you know, congressman michael waltz tweeted about it, he said tim cook has, you know, the blood of chinese protestors on his balance sheets. it s a strong condemnation. thank you for that report. hillary has a great way of
mr. cooke, do you support the chinese people s right to protest? [no response] do you have any reaction to the factory workers that were beaten and detained for protesting covid lockdowns? [no response] do you regret restricting air drop access that protesters used to evade surveillance from the chinese government? [no response] do you think it s problematic to do business with the communist chinese party whether they suppress human rights? [no response] [laughter] ainsley: the lady got out of way, hillary went back to talk to him he moved up and then she moved up. believe me exit strategy next time hillary did a great job. ainsley: she did a great job. brian: apple explaining to lawmakers what is happening really since 2019 beginning to pull manufacturing out.
something that apple does better than many of its competitors and needs to do better than today if they stay ahead of the chinese. charles: fox business correspondents hillary vaughn tried to get answers from cook on china. the crackdown, this tough crackdown, a lot of it censoring around the factories that built the iphones. i want your reaction to this. take a look. do you support the chinese people s right to protest? do you have any reaction to the factory workers that were beaten and detained for protesting covid lockdowns? do you regret restricting air drop access that protesters used to evade surveillance from the chinese government? do you think it s problematic to do business with the communist chinese party when they suppress human rights? charles: i know they have invested a lot there. it s a big market for them.