Cook spearheaded the company’s entrance into China, a move that helped make Apple the most valuable company in the world and made him the heir apparent to Steve Jobs. Two decades ago, as Apple’s operations chief, Mr. They offer an extensive inside look - many aspects of which have never been reported before - at how Apple has given in to escalating demands from the Chinese authorities. Internal Apple documents reviewed by The New York Times, interviews with 17 current and former Apple employees and four security experts, and new filings made in a court case in the United States last week provide rare insight into the compromises Mr.