Tim Cook met with Xiao Yaqing, chief of China’s State Administration for Market Regulation, in Beijing on Thursday to discuss topics including Apple expanding investment in the country, corporate social responsibility and protecting consumer rights. (Reuters)

Talking point: The meeting comes a week after Apple removed HKmap.live, which tracked police and protestors in Hong Kong, from its App Store. The decision, which followed condemnation from the state-run People’s Daily, placed the company in the middle of the political dispute between China and Hong Kong. Though Cook defended the move, saying the app was being used for violence, it has led to widespread criticism of the company—including, on Friday, from a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers such as Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Apple’s market share in China has fallen to 5.8 per cent in the quarter that ended in June, down from 6.4 per cent the same period a year before, according to research firm Canalys.