{"id":52645,"date":"2026-07-17T17:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=52645"},"modified":"2026-07-17T17:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:16:02","slug":"apple-intelligence-to-launch-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/17\/apple-intelligence-to-launch-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Intelligence to Launch in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/07\/15\/apple-intelligence-cleared-to-launch-in-china\/\">Hartley Charlton<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/07\/15\/apple-intelligence-cleared-to-launch-in-china\/\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/apple-intelligence-ai-service-registered-with-chinas-cyberspace-regulator-2026-07-15\/\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a> reports that China&rsquo;s Cyberspace Administration registered Apple&rsquo;s on-device generative AI service this week, putting it on a list of newly cleared providers that also includes homegrown systems from Chinese phone makers.<\/p>\n<p>An unnamed source told the outlet that Apple&rsquo;s AI features in the country will draw on models from both Baidu and Alibaba.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/26\/07\/15\/apple-intelligence-finally-on-the-road-to-release-in-china\">William Gallagher<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/26\/07\/15\/apple-intelligence-finally-on-the-road-to-release-in-china\">\n<p>China has <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/24\/03\/22\/apple-looking-inside-china-for-ai-providers-to-sidestep-regulatory-issues\">complex requirements<\/a> for regulatory approval, and sufficiently so that US firms typically need to involve a local partner.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/linked\/2026\/07\/15\/apple-intelligence-china-baidu-alibaba\">John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/linked\/2026\/07\/15\/apple-intelligence-china-baidu-alibaba\">\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t about Siri AI, announced last month at WWDC for iOS 27&#x2009;&mdash;&#x2009;this is the initial approval for Apple Intelligence, which was announced two years ago and rolled out in iOS 18.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/10\/no-siri-ai-in-eu\/\">No Siri AI in EU<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/19\/a-hard-bargain-for-apple-in-china\/\">A Hard Bargain for Apple in China<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hartley Charlton: Reuters reports that China&rsquo;s Cyberspace Administration registered Apple&rsquo;s on-device generative AI service this week, putting it on a list of newly cleared providers that also includes homegrown systems from Chinese phone makers. 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