Apple is going to cave. And it’ll set a worse precedent because other governments are going to demand backdoors etc.
Because it has, occasionally, in the past.
Apple doesn't have a perfect record when it comes to China. It's OK. I'm not sure I'd call it "good."
But between the Taiwan flag emoji, and the Chinese iCloud fiasco, my esteem for Apple is at an all-time low.
This is a new change with iOS 13.1.x and 13.2.