At the 2025 Dubai World Government Summit, Alibaba co-founder Tsai Chongxin officially responded to rumors of Alibaba's cooperation with Apple. He confirmed that Alibaba has become Apple's partner in the Chinese market and is responsible for providing localized support for Apple phones, especially the development of AI functions. This cooperation is an important step in Apple's Chinese market strategy and also reflects Alibaba's strong strength in the field of AI.
Today, at the World Governments Summit 2025 summit held in Dubai, UAE, Alibaba co-founder and chairman of the board of directors Cai Chongxin made an official response to recent rumors about Alibaba's cooperation with Apple.
He revealed that Apple has shown a high selection standard in China and has had in-depth exchanges with several Chinese companies. In the end, Alibaba stood out and became Apple's partner. "We are deeply honored to be able to cooperate with an outstanding company like Apple and believe that this is a great recognition of our strength," said Tsai Chongxin.
According to reliable information, Apple and Alibaba will work together to develop AI functions for Chinese iPhone users, marking a new chapter in Apple's cooperation in the field of AI in the Chinese market. Over the past few months, Apple has been actively looking for partners to strengthen the AI capabilities of the bank's iPhone. Tencent, ByteDance, Alibaba and Deepseek are all within Apple's consideration. After a comprehensive evaluation, Apple finally chose to cooperate with Alibaba to jointly promote the application of AI functions in the Chinese market.
This cooperation not only demonstrates Apple's emphasis on the Chinese market, but also highlights Alibaba's strong strength and technological accumulation in the field of AI. In the future, the two sides will work closely together to provide Chinese iPhone users with a smarter and more convenient user experience, and jointly promote the further development of AI technology in China.
This cooperation indicates that Apple and Alibaba will carry out deeper cooperation in the field of AI, bringing a better mobile experience to Chinese consumers, and also marking the growing influence of Chinese technology companies in the global AI competition.