Apple plans to expand its Chinese research lab and establish a new lab in Shenzhen, with a focus on intelligent manufacturing, product quality, and material analysis.

Apple plans to expand its applied research lab in Shanghai and establish a new lab in Shenzhen later this year, with a focus on supporting intelligent manufacturing, product quality, and material analysis. The company has invested 1 billion yuan (around $140 million) in building research labs in China over the past 30 years. Apple's research and development team in China has doubled in size over the past five years.