库克：中国在很多领域都处于领先地位
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday said China plays a leadership role in many areas, such as poverty reduction, manufacturing and innovation.
苹果CEO提姆·库克周三表示，中国在很多领域都处于领先地位，如扶贫、制造业以及创新。
Speaking at the 2017 Fortune Global Forum held in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, Cook said he has witnessed a sea change in China over the past quarter century.
Cook said China is already "incredibly innovative" in the software industry and so many applications and ideas can only be created here. China also has a large pool of computer science professionals with skills that are very rare to find anywhere.
The Apple CEO said skills, rather than low labor costs, are what lure foreign companies to China.
"The products we do require advanced tooling. In the United States, I am not sure our tooling engineers can fill a room. In China, you can fill multiple football fields," he said.
Apple now has around 2 million developers using its platform in China.
Cook said many companies have come to recognize the importance of vocational expertise. But China understood that right from the beginning and gave it a leading position in manufacturing.