Indonesia Upholds iPhone 16 Ban Despite Apple's US$1 Billion Investment Pledge
Indonesia Upholds iPhone 16 Ban Despite Apple's US$1 Billion Investment Pledge
It was unclear if the deal on the factory in the industrial zone had been signed."AirTag is an accessory, not a component or part of gadgets," Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita told a press briefing on Wednesday, referring to the Apple tracking device.
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Indonesia on Wednesday (Jan 8) upheld a ban on iPhone 16 sales despite Apple's US$1 billion pledge to invest in the country after a negotiation deadlock, citing the company's failure to meet domestic market requirements.
印度尼西亞在週三（1月8日）維持了對iPhone 16銷售的禁令，儘管蘋果承諾在該國投資10億美元，但由於談判僵局，原因是該公司未能滿足國內市場要求。
Indonesia in October prohibited the marketing and sale of the iPhone 16 model over Apple's failure to meet local investment regulations requiring that 40 per cent of phones be made from local parts as the country seeks to boost investments from giant tech companies.Investment Minister Rosan Roeslani told reporters on Tuesday that Apple was fully committed to invest US$1 billion to build an AirTag factory on Batam island, which was expected to supply 65 per cent of the global supply.
印度尼西亞在十月份禁止了iPhone 16型號的市場營銷和銷售，因爲蘋果未能滿足當地投資法規的要求，規定40%的手機需由本地零部件製造，因該國希望推動大型科技公司的投資。投資部長羅薩恩·羅斯拉尼週二告訴記者，蘋果承諾投資10億美元在巴淡島建造一座AirTag工廠，預計將供應全球65%的產品。
It was unclear if the deal on the factory in the industrial zone had been signed."AirTag is an accessory, not a component or part of gadgets," Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita told a press briefing on Wednesday, referring to the Apple tracking device.
目前尚不清楚工業區的工廠是否已經簽署協議。"AirTag是一個配件，而不是小工具的組件或部分，"工業部長阿古斯·古米旺·卡塔薩米塔在週三的新聞發佈會上提到蘋果的追蹤設備。
"Until this afternoon, the ministry doesn't have any reason to issue the domestic component level certificate for Apple products, especially iPhone 16," he said.
"截至今天下午，部委沒有理由爲蘋果產品，特別是iPhone 16，發放國內組件等級證書，"他說。
Agus met with Apple representatives on Tuesday, but he said a deal had not been reached.
阿古斯週二與蘋果代表會面，但他說尚未達成協議。
He said Indonesian officials gave Apple a counterproposal and the giant phone maker did not give an immediate answer.
他說，印度尼西亞官員給蘋果提出了反提案，而這家巨型手機制造商並沒有立即給出答覆。
"If Apple wants to sell iPhone 16 as soon as possible, the ball is in their hand, please respond to our counterproposal immediately," he said.
"如果蘋果想盡快出售iPhone 16，球在他們手中，請立即回應我們的反提案，"他說。
Apple previously offered to increase its investments in Indonesia by US$100 million to lift the iPhone 16 sales ban, but the Indonesian government refused the proposal in November.
蘋果之前提議將其在印度尼西亞的投資增加10000萬美元，以解除iPhone 16的銷售禁令，但印度尼西亞政府在11月拒絕了該提議。
Despite the sales ban, the government allows iPhone 16s to be carried into Indonesia if they are not being traded commercially.
儘管有銷售禁令，但政府允許iPhone 16在進入印度尼西亞時被攜帶，只要它們不是用於商業交易。
The government estimates about 9,000 units of the new model have entered the country that way.
政府估計大約有9,000臺新型號以這種方式進入該國。
Indonesia also banned the sale of Google Pixel phones for failing to meet the 40 per cent parts requirement.
印度尼西亞還禁止銷售Google Pixel手機，因爲未能滿足40%的零件要求。
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