I’m surprised that there are “that many” Chinese users of American technology ... and “that many” Apple Stores in China ... quite AMAZING! ... :-) ...
I know what you meant, it was just funny the way you said it.
But seriously, the Chinese have been absorbing American technology for decades, and in many cases stealing it. If you’re surprised about what you’re seeing, then you haven’t been looking hard enough.
Entire industries have been uprooted from the US and sold to China at bargain prices.
The very fact that luxury US products made by companies like Apple are doing so well in China has it’s dark side.
China is now in its ascendancy, while the US is in decline.
China’s where the money is now. We’re bankrupt, living on borrowed Chinese money.
Any company like Apple would be stupid not to go for some of that money.