China to exclude Apple products amid concerns over security risks

MacBooks and iPads among products omitted from govt procurement list

The Chinese government excluded Apple Inc iPads and MacBook laptops from the list of products that can be bought with public money because of security concerns, according to government officials.

Ten Apple products - including the iPad, iPad Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro - were omitted from a final government procurement list distributed in July, according to officials who read it and asked not to be identified. The models were on a June version of the list drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Finance, the officials said.