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Chinese Government Approves New iPad for Sale

Monday March 26, 2012 1:46 PM PDT by Jordan Golson

China's Quality Certification Center has approved iPad model number A1416 -- that of the new iPad -- for sale in that country.

China is an incredibly important market for Apple, with the company posting huge growth in the region in recent years. The approval, which was actually issued last week, comes as Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared in China for meetings with Apple partners.

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jeffk813

181 months ago

How ironic that China, of all places, has a "Quality Certification Center" to approve products...

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ArtOfWarfare

181 months ago

How ironic that China, of all places, has a "Quality Certification Center" to approve products...

You think it's really quality they look for? I'd imagine it's more along the lines of a "Doesn't connect to the unfiltered internet certification center".

Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)

brock2621

181 months ago

Proview is PISSED!

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elmo151

181 months ago

smart business move. the worlds largest market

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SBlue1

181 months ago

Does this mean that I can bring my iPad to China without paying the 20% tax when I head there in two months??? :eek:

don't think so, they did not change any tax rules.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

foodog

181 months ago

[url=https://cdn.macrumors.com/im/macrumorsthreadlogodarkd.png]Image (https://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/26/chinese-government-approves-new-ipad-for-sale/)[/url]

Image (https://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2012/03/ipadchinaapproval.jpg)

China's Quality Certification Center has approved (http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/26/apples-new-ipad-gains-chinese-certification-could-head-to-reta/) iPad model number A1416 -- that of the new iPad -- for sale in that country.

China is an incredibly important market for Apple, with the company posting huge growth in the region in recent years. The approval, which was actually issued last week, comes as Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared in China (https://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/26/tim-cook-shows-up-in-beijing-reportedly-meeting-with-carrier-partners/) for meetings with Apple partners.

Article Link: Chinese Government Approves New iPad for Sale (https://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/26/chinese-government-approves-new-ipad-for-sale/)

Apple is a big part of the growing industry in China. I never thought China would disaprove the sale.

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