At the World Governments Summit 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Alibaba co-founder and chairperson Cai Chongxin responded to rumors of a partnership between Alibaba and Apple, saying that Apple needs a localized partner in China to serve their mobile phones. Apple has always been very picky, and they talked to multiple companies in China. Ultimately, they chose to do business with us. We are very fortunate and honored to do business with a great company like Apple. (Jin Ten)