Cook was in Beijing on the weekend of March 24 for the government-run China Development Forum.

The pair had discussed plans to stabilize industrial and supply chains, according to Reuters, and that Wang is looking to provide a good environment and services for foreign countries.

Wang told the CEO that China promotes a high level of opening-up rules, regulations, management, standards, and other systems, according to the ministry.

China may feel an impetus to work with companies such as Apple after the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted issues within the supply chain. Tech companies, such as Apple and Samsung, have since sought to diversify their supply chains by splitting manufacturing across multiple countries.