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Patrick McGee
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Author of Apple in China — called “jaw-dropping” by Jon Stewart, “astonishing” by The Telegraph and “devastatingly clear," "smart and comprehensive," "startling" and "meticulous" by the New York Times.

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Patrick McGee @patrickmcgee.bsky.social · Feb 3
Emerging from stealth mode to announce my upcoming book: Apple in China: the Capture of the World’s Greatest Company.

It’s the untold, 30-year story of how the tech giant tied its fortunes to America's biggest rival, transforming both company and country.
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josephtorigian.bsky.social
Best China Books of 2025 @chinabooksreview.com: great list with @emilyzfeng.bsky.social Dan Wang @evadou.bsky.social @patrickmcgee.bsky.social Barbara Demick and others. I just ordered the book by Minxin Pei. Huge thanks to @vicshih.bsky.social for including me

chinabooksreview.com/2025/12/18/b...
Best China Books of 2025 | China Books Review
Identity issues. Migrant stories. Company profiles. Lost daughters. Daddy issues. Our annual round-up of notable books on or from China, nonfiction and literature, nominated by experts.
chinabooksreview.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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prospectmagazine.co.uk
📚 Politics & Reportage winners 📚

GET IN by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund

BETWEEN THE WAVES by @tommctague.bsky.social

BUCKLEY by Sam Tanenhaus

APPLE IN CHINA by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social

EMPIRE OF AI by @karenhao.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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melissakchan.bsky.social
A good review by @michael-feinberg.bsky.social of Patrick McGee's book APPLE IN CHINA: THE CAPTURE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMPANY, with some extra insights from Feinberg (given what his previous role at the FBI was):
Commerce and Moral Compromise in Contemporary China
A review of Patrick McGee, “Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company” (Scribner, 2025).
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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busecon.bsky.social
For what it's worth, the very best books of 2025, in no particular order. Thank you @johnharris1969.bsky.social @stuartgillespie.bsky.social @duncanweldon.bsky.social @johncassidysays.bsky.social @patrickmcgee.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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sherwood.news
Apple will ship about 243 million phones this year, compared to Samsung’s 235 million, according to CNBC.
https://sherwood.news/tech/apple-to-beat-samsung-in-smartphone-shipments-for-first-time-in-14-years/
Apple to beat Samsung in smartphone shipments for first time in 14 years
Apple will ship about 243 million phones this year, compared to Samsung’s 235 million, according to CNBC....
sherwood.news
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
patrickmcgee.bsky.social
www.thefp.com/p/why-did-ap...
Why Did Apple Remove China’s Gay Dating Apps?
Patrick McGee, author of ‘Apple in China,’ on how the company’s quiet removal of two major gay dating apps shows how deeply the company is entangled in Beijing’s political agenda.
www.thefp.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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jamesomalley.co.uk
Just finished “Apple in China” by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social – holy shit it was a brilliant read. A densely researched story of how Apple drove the rise of China’s tech industry and advanced manufacturing capability, creating a tonne of geopolitical risk in the process.

(Sent from my iPad.)
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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zeyiyang.bsky.social
On October 22 (Wed), I'll be talking to @patrickmcgee.bsky.social about his book on how Apple became inseparable with the Chinese market and factories. Come see us in person at @asiasociety.org! You can register below 👇🏻
Patrick McGee on Apple in China
Register now to hear Patrick McGee talk about the story of how Apple became dependent on China for its manufacturing, and what that means for China’s technology rivalry with the United States.
asiasociety.org
October 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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newyork.asiasociety.org
On Oct. 22, @chinabooksreview.com hosts a conversation with @patrickmcgee.bsky.social and @zeyiyang.bsky.social of @wired.com to discuss the story of how Apple tied its fortunes to America's biggest rival and how that transformed both company and country.
Patrick McGee on Apple in China
Register now to hear Patrick McGee talk about the story of how Apple became dependent on China for its manufacturing, and what that means for China’s technology rivalry with the United States.
asiasociety.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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nieuwsuur.nl
Niet zo lang geleden betekende 'Made in China' vooral: goedkoop. Tegenwoordig staat het juist voor kwaliteit.

Een cruciale factor in China's tech-succes is, verrassend genoeg, het Amerikaanse megabedrijf Apple. Hoe dat zit, zie je hier:
Hoe Apple van China een technologische supermacht maakte
YouTube video by Nieuwsuur
www.youtube.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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iandees.bsky.social
I spent most of the day in the car listening to Apple In China by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social and it's wild how much money, talent, and intellectual property was shipped to China by Apple over the last few decades. Imagine if that had been spent here.

Highly recommend the book!
September 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
patrickmcgee.bsky.social
Fantastic piece: the Bluesky-ization of the American Left.

I envy how consistently good Noah’s writing is. @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev

open.substack.com/pub/noahpini...
The Bluesky-ization of the American left
Progressives discovered a seemingly invincible weapon. One day it stopped working.
open.substack.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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soumayakeynes.ft.com
Just finished the really excellent book "Apple in China", by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social - highly recommend!

www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Apple-...
Apple in China
*** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***  ‘Absolutely riveting’ Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads‘Disturbing and enlightening’ Chris Miller, a...
www.simonandschuster.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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liss.bsky.social
“Apple in China” by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social is easily the best book I’ve read about modern-day Apple. By a mile.

★★★★★

I say that as someone who makes a living talking about Apple.
August 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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karlobasta.bsky.social
Great book and fantastic read by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social, w lots of impressions. For varieties of capitalism nerds, a really interesting insight into incremental improvement in production process over time - something more appropriate to coordinated market economies than liberal market ones...
Apple in China
*** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***  ‘Absolutely riveting’ Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads‘Disturbing and enlightening’ Chris Miller, a...
www.simonandschuster.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
patrickmcgee.bsky.social
Solid review from a fellow Calgarian 🍁
August 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
patrickmcgee.bsky.social
*New* podcast about APPLE IN CHINA with Jaya Bhattacharji Rose for the The Times Of India:

open.spotify.com/episode/0A1o...

@jbhattacharjirose.bsky.social
Apple in China: Patrick McGee Unpacks a High-Stakes Global Story
TOI Bookmark · Episode
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August 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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josephtorigian.bsky.social
China book recommendations for summer and fall according to
Table.Briefings: new work by @evadou.bsky.social,
@patrickmcgee.bsky.social, my own "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping," and others

table.media/en/china/fea...
Book special: China book recommendations for summer and fall
The first half of the year saw some exciting new books about China hit the market. Our editorial team read, discussed, and selected them intensively. Find out w...
table.media
July 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
patrickmcgee.bsky.social
Today marks a milestone: Tim Cook is now Apple’s longest running CEO.

Steve Jobs: Sept 16, 1997 to Aug 24, 2011: 5,090 days

Tim Cook: August 24, 2011, to Aug 1, 2025: 5,091 days

Is his time up? A thread 🧵
August 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
patrickmcgee.bsky.social
Live on @npr.org On Point in 1min to discuss APPLE IN CHINA @wbur.org
July 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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rachaelmyrow.bsky.social
How how how did we get here? 🙆🏻‍♀️
July 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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rinachandran.bsky.social
Need a good summer read to catch up on the world of tech? Check out these six books on Meta, Nvidia, Apple, OpenAI, Huawei, and the AI Con by
@karenhao.bsky.social @patrickmcgee.bsky.social @alexhanna.bsky.social @emilybender.bsky.social and more.
restofworld.org/2025/summer-...
What we’re reading: Rest of World’s summer book list
Spanning subjects from Apple to Nvidia to OpenAI, here are six compelling books on technology, tech leaders, and the promise and perils of artificial intelligence.
restofworld.org
July 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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adameugene.bsky.social
Finished Apple in China by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social rickmcgee.bsky.social. Way better book than I expected. If you’re interested in Apple, I’d actually recommend reading this before Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. #Apple #China #AAPL
July 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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gregsedwards.bsky.social
Just finished Apple in China by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social. If you care about global technology, politics, or economics, you need to read this book. appleinchina.com
Apple in China - by Patrick McGee
The first major history of Apple in the 21st century—from near-bankruptcy to world's largest company. Apple in China is the untold story of how the tech giant tied its fortunes to America's biggest...
appleinchina.com
June 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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tradesplaining.bsky.social
🚨 New #TradeSplaining Ep. 🚨

🔗Listen now: cutt.ly/uYrtW1Z

We talk the new-ish trade policy, #AI , #Switzerland's 1,000-page EU deal..and sausage espionage

@patrickmcgee.bsky.social of the @financialtimes.com also joins us to talk about his eye-opening new book "Apple in China"

#ListenResponsibly
June 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM