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It's not just the NBA.

China's state media on Wednesday reportedly accused Apple, which has a huge presence in the country, of supporting pro-democracy, anti-Beijing protesters in Hong Kong, warning the tech giant that it could face consequences for its "unwise and reckless" decision to approve a transport app that allegedly helped protesters identify police in the city, Hong Kong Free Press reports.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.