McGee, a Financial Times journalist, brings his investigative skills to bear on the fascinating history of how, over a quarter century, China and the technology giant Apple became indispensable partners and enabled each other’s rise. Apple’s exceptional engineering know-how, technology, and hundreds of billions of dollars of investment in training tens of millions of Chinese workers helped transform China into a technology and manufacturing powerhouse. China’s cheap and hard-working labor force, strategic entrepreneurs and party officials, and flexible and efficient manufacturing ecosystem that offered unconstrained design potential, in turn, helped Apple become one of the world’s most dominant technology companies. McGee’s extensive research, including over 200 firsthand interviews, reveals the thinking, internal debates, and key decision-making processes on both sides. McGee recounts how Apple’s decisions at each step of the way led the company to greater profits and efficiencies but also created dangerous levels of economic and political dependence on China. McGee argues that Apple’s choices have not only created risks for the company’s future growth; they have also directly enabled the rise of China as the United States’ only peer technological competitor.
Patrick McGee is a compelling keynote speaker, bringing over a decade of global journalism experience from the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal. His award-winning reporting on Apple, electric vehicles, and emerging technologies offers audiences unparalleled insights into the forces shaping our digital future. As the author of Apple in China, he delivers a deeply researched, behind-the-scenes look at how the world’s most valuable company became entwined with America’s biggest rival. With his engaging storytelling and sharp analysis, Patrick McGee provides event attendees with thought-provoking perspectives on technology, business, and global markets. To host him for a speaking engagement, contact WWSG.
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