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With Apple’s local fortunes in flux, Tim Cook back in China

on July 30, 2013

Gigaom

For the second time this year, Apple’s CEO is reportedly visiting China. This time, however, things are a bit different: Apple(s AAPL) is coming off of a not-so-great quarter in the country. Sales momentum has slowed and the company itself has, for the second time since April, found itself dealing with negative press concerning its local business dealings.

Cook’s trip was first reported by the local news outlets early Tuesday morning.

The reports say he’s in town to meet with local carriers — which would be the second time since January — and his third such trip since he became CEO. Apple already has partners in China Unicom(s chu) and China Telecom(s cha). But the partner who Cook still needs to work on wooing is China Mobile(s chl), the world’s largest carrier and a potentially huge coup for the iPhone’s sales growth if the two were able to come to an…

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