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<Chinese #005> US media: China bans central government officials from using iPhones - 2023年9月7日

   The article is about the ban of iPhone for the official use in China from "聯合新聞網" dated September 7, 2023.

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Chinese Original

美媒:陸禁中央官員用iPhone


華爾街日報引述知情人士報導,中國大陸已禁止中央部會官員在公務上使用蘋果iPhone和其他外國品牌裝置,而且不得帶進辦公室,成為北京想降低依賴外國技術並強化安全的最新舉動。


(photo) 一名女子五月走過北京街頭的蘋果iPhone廣告。

 

English Translation

US media: China bans central government officials from using iPhones


China has banned Apple iPhones and other foreign-branded devices from official use by officials in central ministries and from bringing them into offices, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, in the latest move by Beijing to reduce reliance on foreign technology and strengthen security.


(photo) A woman walks past an Apple iPhone advertisement on the streets of Beijing in May.

 

Words & Phrases

<B>

辦公室 (办公室) ban4gong1shi4: office

並 (并) bing4: and

<C>

成為 (成为) cheng2wei2: to turn into

<D>

帶 (带) dai4: carry

<G>

官員 guan1yuan2: officer

廣告 (广告) guang3gao4: advertisement

<H>

華爾街 (华尔街) hua2er3jie1: Wall Street

<J>

降 jiang4: to drop

進 jin4: enter

禁 jin4: to forbid

禁止 jin4zhi3: to prohibit

舉動 (举动) ju3dong4: movement

<L>

陸 (陆) lu4: land

<M>

美媒 mei3mei2: US media

<P>

蘋果 (苹果) ping2guo3: apple

<Q>

其他 qi2ta1: other

<Y>

依賴 (依赖) yi1lai4: to rely on

已 yi3: already

引述 yin3shu4: to quote

用 yong4: to use

<Z>

知情人 zhi1qing2ren2: insider

中央 zhong1yang1: center, central