China forbids Apple Watch because of the security risk that Apple's new smart watch has, the ban being imposed for soldiers in its army, but also for other large IT companies in the country where Apple generates the highest sales. Banning the Apple Watch for the military or government officials seems logical, but the ban imposed on companies seems quite exaggerated, even if some of them have ongoing government contracts.
Even so, the Chinese army considers the Apple Watch to be a serious security problem, because smartwatches with internet access can be spied on by foreign government agencies. In this idea, spies can easily gain access to location information and listen to phone calls or simple conversations made by various ordinary people.
The use of wearables with Internet access, location information and voice-calling functions should be considered a violation of national security regulations when used by military personnel.
Siri, the phone call function, the microphone, the loudspeaker and the voice dictation function are at the attention of the Chinese government, these various components or functions being used in the past to spy on various people around the world. with in sight Apple's interest in selling as many products as possible in China, this ban will certainly not be seen with good eyes and probably Tim Cook will try to reduce its effects.
Apple's CEO spent the other days on an extended visit to China and talked with various government representatives to expand his company's business in the country, but this issue was probably not taken into account.
