Tim Cook meets with Miao Wei in Beijing, Jan 18, 2013. [Photo/miit.gov.cn]

Second visit: January 2013

During his second visit to China, Cook met with Miao Wei, head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, to "exchange views on the development of China's information and communications industry, global mobile communications, the development of smart devices and trends in innovation," according to a statement on the website of Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

He also met with China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom executives to discuss cooperation.