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Article

6 Sep 2012

Author:
Sara Forden, Adam Satariano, Bloomberg

Apple Urged by China Dissident to Act Against One-Child Rule

Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident...said iPhone-maker Apple...should take a more outspoken role criticizing China for its one-child policy...Apple...can help stop forced abortions and other coercive population control measures, Chen said...The blind human-rights activist is betting that Apple’s presence in China and the popularity of its products there will help draw attention to the issue. “Apple in China should take a very active role,” Chen said. “There’s a huge social responsibility for these international corporations like Apple.”...Steve Dowling, a spokesman for Apple, declined to comment beyond information provided in the company’s corporate- responsibility report, where it says it considers conducting pregnancy tests discriminatory. [also refers to Foxconn (part of Hon Hai), Hon Hai, Cisco Systems, Samsung, Google]