蘋果亞太地區首家研發中心落戶北京中關村

Apple has established its first direct-invested research and development center in China, the Zhongguancun Science Park Administrative Committee revealed on Sept. 27 via their official WeChat account.

中關村科技園區管理委員會於9月27日通過其官方微信賬號透露，蘋果公司已經在中國建立了第一個直接投資的研發中心。

The company will focus on developing advanced technologies including computer hardware, communications, audio and video equipment, consumer electronics technology and information technology.

據悉，該中心將致力於開發先進的技術，其中包括計算機硬件，通信，音頻和視頻設備，消費類電子技術和信息技術。

Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, visited China for the ninth time in August this year.

蘋果公司首席執行官蒂姆·庫克在今年八月第九次訪問中國。

He promised to increase investment in China, and announced plans to set up the research and development center by the end of 2016.

他承諾將加大在中國的投資，並宣佈計劃在2016年年底之前設立研發中心。

He stressed that he would actively participate in China's "Internet Plus" movement.

此外他還強調，他將積極參與中國的“互聯網+”運動。

Apple subsequently released a statement explaining that the research and development center, which will be completed later this year, is intended to unite Apple's engineering and operation teams in China, and to continue providing cutting-edge technologies and service to customers, both in China and around the world.

蘋果隨後發表聲明解釋稱，研發中心將在今年晚些時候建成，旨在團結蘋果在中國的工程和運營團隊，並繼續向中國和世界各地的用戶提供尖端技術和服務。

The statement does not specify the amount of the investment or the number of staff members expected to be employed.

該聲明沒有指定投資的金額或預計將聘用的工作人員的數量。

Nevertheless, according to an official at the Zhongguancun Science Park Administrative Committee, the registered capital of the center is 100 million RMB, the total investment is 300 million RMB and there will be 500 employees.

然而，據中關村科技園區管委會的一位官員表示，該中心的註冊資本爲1億元人民幣，總投資爲300億元人民幣，將聘用500名員工。

The center is located in Zhongguancun Chaoyang Park, near the Donghuqu Station of Beijing's Subway Line 14. Apple China had no response to the information revealed by Zhongguancun.

該中心位於中關村朝陽園，靠近北京地鐵14號線的東湖渠站。不過蘋果中國方面並未迴應由中關村披露的這則消息。