Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board
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Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board
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Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board
#2That's...weird. Of all the boards Cook could serve on, or not on, he chooses to join a random Chinese business school? It's hard not to think there's a quid pro quo going on because it seems completely unnecessary otherwise.
Would be great to see Apple make further progress on manufacturing elsewhere.
Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board
#3That's...weird. Of all the boards Cook could serve on, or not on, he chooses to join a random Chinese business school? It's hard not to think there's a quid pro quo going on because it seems completely unnecessary otherwise. Would be great to see Apple make further progress on manufacturing elsewhere.
> Tim Cook will work closely with Chinese government officials to promote Tsinghua University's economics and management school
Tsinghua is not a random Chinese school - it’s China’s Harvard.
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#4How wonderful for Tim!
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Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board
#6That's...weird. Of all the boards Cook could serve on, or not on, he chooses to join a random Chinese business school? It's hard not to think there's a quid pro quo going on because it seems completely unnecessary otherwise. Would be great to see Apple make further progress on manufacturing elsewhere.
> Tim Cook will work closely with Chinese government officials to promote Tsinghua University's economics and management school Tsinghua is not a random Chinese school - it’s China’s Harvard.
> Tsinghua is not a random Chinese school - it’s China’s Harvard.
But it's still not Harvard.
The question is, "Why not Harvard? Or any other top school in the US?"
Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board
#7That's...weird. Of all the boards Cook could serve on, or not on, he chooses to join a random Chinese business school? It's hard not to think there's a quid pro quo going on because it seems completely unnecessary otherwise. Would be great to see Apple make further progress on manufacturing elsewhere.
> Tim Cook will work closely with Chinese government officials to promote Tsinghua University's economics and management school Tsinghua is not a random Chinese school - it’s China’s Harvard.
Technically that could still be random ;)
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#8It's hard to say whether to admire the disregard for potentially bad optics or not. Very tense times.
Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Tim Cook will work closely with Chinese government officials to promote Tsinghua University's economics and management school Tsinghua is not a random Chinese school - it’s China’s Harvard.
> Tsinghua is not a random Chinese school - it’s China’s Harvard. But it's still not Harvard. The question is, "Why not Harvard? Or any other top school in the US?"
> The question is, "Why not Harvard? Or any other top school in the US?"
Because Hardvard or "any other top school in the US?" didn't invite Tim Cook to be the on their board?
Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Tim Cook will work closely with Chinese government officials to promote Tsinghua University's economics and management school Tsinghua is not a random Chinese school - it’s China’s Harvard.
> Tsinghua is not a random Chinese school - it’s China’s Harvard. But it's still not Harvard. The question is, "Why not Harvard? Or any other top school in the US?"
Because China is important. And, unlike the Arab oil producers, China actually has the human capital to create a university that competes with Harvard for prestige. Get used to stuff like this. Tim Cook is about 10 steps ahead of everybody who gives him a hard time for how Apple deals with China.