Apple Intelligence Approved for China — Powered by Alibaba's Qwen

China’s cyberspace regulator has approved Apple Intelligence for the Chinese market — ending a delay that kept Apple’s AI out of its second-largest market since the 2024 debut. The condition: local models. Alibaba’s Qwen will power Apple Intelligence across iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS in China, with Baidu also confirmed as a partner and DeepSeek and ByteDance integrations reportedly explored. Markets noticed: Apple stock rose about 4% to an all-time high and Alibaba jumped roughly 5%. With Greater China sales at $20.5 billion last quarter (up 28% year over year), the approval unlocks AI features for hundreds of millions of iPhones.