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You are wrong. Apple merely said "no backdoors will be created into any of our systems".

And no backdoors into any of Apple's systems are necessary because a government-owned company will be operating iCloud, including the keystore.

Apple's terms of service make this very clear:

"You understand and agree that Apple and GCBD will have access to all data that you store on this service"

https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/icloud/en/gcbd...

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Apple told Reuters that is not what's happening:

>Apple says the joint venture does not mean that China has any kind of “backdoor” into user data and that Apple alone – not its Chinese partner – will control the encryption keys.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-apple-icloud-insigh...

So Apple is saying one thing to the media and another thing in their legally binding customer agreement.

Someone should ask Apple which one it is, because these statements seem completely irreconcilable to me.

Yep - saying there are "no backdoors" isn't the same as giving front door access.

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