I suspect Apple&#x27;s blocking the US News app in China preëmptively so that the PRC Government don&#x27;t get mad at them and use the Great Firewall to block the News servers.<p>Consider many Chinese users might try to fool Apple into thinking they&#x27;re U.S. users. If you make sure that anyone in China – rather than anyone apparently Chinese – can&#x27;t access the app, then China won&#x27;t cause Apple trouble.