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Ten Apple products including versions of the
iPad tablet and MacBook laptop have been omitted from a
government procurement list distributed by China's National
Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Finance,
Bloomberg News said. They were included in a June draft,
according to the report.
The ban would apply to all central and local agencies in China,
Bloomberg News said.
Reuters could not immediately reach officials at the NDRC and
finance ministry for comment. Apple spokespeople in China did
not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The report comes after the Chinese government published a
software procurement list last week that excluded foreign
anti-virus vendors like Kaspersky Lab and Symantec Corp, which
had previously sold software to Chinese agencies.
China, citing security concerns, has increasingly sought to
limit the use of U.S. technology over the past year following
revelations by Edward Snowden of widespread U.S. government
spying.
State-run China Central Television said in a report in June that
location-tracking software on Apple's iPhone could potentially
lead to the disclosure of state secrets. Apple said in response
that it has never allowed and will never allow governments
access to its servers.
(Reporting by Gerry Shih; Editing by Ryan Woo)
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