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Apple reaches agreement with Chinese government on Apple Intelligence rollout

Apple has reached an agreement with the Chinese government to roll out Apple Intelligence features in China by partnering with two local AI companies, overcoming regulatory hurdles that require foreign AI services to collaborate with domestic firms.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 15, 2026

The new Siri and other Apple Intelligence features are currently only supported in the iOS 27 beta in English in a small number of countries, but Apple has promised that they will “quickly expand” to additional countries and languages.

China posed a particular challenge for the company as the law there only permits partnering with a Chinese AI company. A report today says that Apple has now reached agreement on this, and will be using two different models …

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