Not engaging in political fights outside your circle of influence is actually good for business and responsible leadership.
No, this is Apple being confident that the USA will drop Taiwan and that this and that siding with China is the "responsible" thing to do.
The ROC isn't a one-party state like the PRC and different parties in Taiwan have different positions on that. The KMT and other parties generally aligned with it mostly favor unification under the ROC (or a one-country, two-systems end state), the DPP and parties aligned with it tend to favor both Taiwanese nationalism and independent statehood. The DPP currently holds the Presidency and the KMT has the larges legislative bloc, so...?
https://statemag.state.gov/2019/03/mission-china-strengthens...
There are approximately 50 Protestant denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Christian and Missionary Alliance, the Church of Christ in China, Lutheran, Methodist, Pentecostal, and Seventh-day Adventists. The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong recognizes the pope and maintains links to the Vatican; the Bishop of Hong Kong and his retired predecessor are the only Catholic cardinals in greater China.
https://2021-2025.state.gov/reports/2016-report-on-internati...
Start with "do the right thing" and progress from there.
- is performative naming of countries that hurt your relationships “the right thing”
- is business where we achieve our highest goals as humans?
If the marketplace demands better corporate stewardship, and people vote with their wallet, and companies decides to change then great, but the corporate ship is only ever getting steered in one direction and it's not for noble reasons.
Because if you really want to stick with it, most companies should do business in a handful of countries in the world.
I think businesses should mind their own businesses and comply with local laws, end of story.
I ain't got no patience for companies quitting country X, but not Y.
Why is that a bad thing?
Difficulty: Don't use the trope "maximize shareholder value."
And yes, I want my business to be prudent in earning money. Doing harm to people is not effective or prudent. Getting in political name callings is also not prudent.
This leads to uncertainty.
Can you imagine McDonald's starting to open/close non-stop in countries depending on their status in some imaginary ethical ranking?
And who gets to decide that imaginary ranking anyway?
Apple CEO meets with the US president.