Emasontweni ambalwa edlule sikwazise ngezinhlelo zika-Apple zokuvula isikhungo se-R & D eBeijing. Kuleli sonto i-Apple ihlangane eChinese Silicon Valley ukuvula isikhungo esisha se-R & D. UTim Cook njengamanje uhambela eJapan, lapho inhloko ye-Apple ihambele khona izikhungo zeNintendo, ngaphezu kokuhlangana nondunankulu waseJapan lapho isikhulu esiphezulu kwa-Apple simemezele ukuthi sizovula esinye isikhungo se-R & D kuleli. Kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi ekupheleni kwalo nyaka kuzovulwa isikhungo sokuqala se-R & D esihlelelwe iJapan, inqobo nje uma imisebenzi iphela ngesikhathi, ngakho-ke lesi sikhungo esisha sizoba sesibili ezweni kanye nesine e-Asia.
Emhlanganweni noNdunankulu waseJapan, uShinzo Abe, othathe isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora, uTim Cook no-Abe bakhulume ngezinhlelo ze-Apple zakusasa ezweni. Lesi sikhungo esisha se-R & D sizotholakala eYokohama, esakhiweni esidala okwakungaphansi kwePanasonic phambilini, isakhiwo i-Apple esizosiguqula ngokuphelele sibe yisikhungo esisha sokucwaninga nentuthuko.
Lesi sikhungo esisha, edolobheni laseTsunashima, sinendawo engamamitha-skwele angama-269.000 futhi njengezinye izakhiwo zenkampani zizosebenza ngamandla aluhlaza, emandleni avuselelekayo ngaphezu kokusebenzisa amanzi asetshenzisiwe kabusha ezikhungweni, izikhungo ezizoba nezihlahla ngaphezulu
Ngaphezu kwezikhungo ezimbili ezintsha ze-R & D ezihlelelwe eChina, i-Apple njengamanje inalolu hlobo lwesikhungo olusabalele I-Israel, i-United Kingdom, iFrance, iJapane neSwitzerland. Mhlawumbe sekuyisikhathi sokuthi i-Apple iyeke ukusebenzisa ilebuli "Yakhelwe i-Apple eCupertino" ukufaka "Okudizayinwe yi-Apple eCupertino nakwamanye amazwe amaningi".