But Cook and Apple will likely continue to remain silent on China's own surveillance policies.It has repeatedly promised to "strictly abide by Chinese laws and regulations," and repeatedly removed apps that have run afoul of the Chinese government.Tim Cook spoke to China Daily, a state-owned Chinese newspaper, praising China for having "one of the most vibrant developer communities in the entire world."Apple regularly gets a round of bad press in the US, with media outlets and politicians calling out Apple for perceived hypocrisy.But with hundreds of millions of potential customers left to convert to iPhone users in China, Apple will absorb the hits."