Apple is not necessarily good, but 1000 times more trustworthy when it comes to user privacy.
Google is the cult leader of sucking every little details off its users because it genuinely believes it has the right to do so, nay, it has the moral obligation to do so for the good of all humanity.
Yup, as a Chinese I find seafood selection in your typical US supermarket borderline offensive if not so pathetic.
In China even a small city with 400000 population (that is small in China, don't argue.) located 1000 miles from sea would at least have fresh clams and a few live sea fish in watertanks at walmart.
In America all you average consumers buy are vacuum-sealed squares of bland fillet.
Mobile operator does not capture anything from the iOS Eco-system, ust like in the US. Since all mobile operators are state owned, I suspect this arrangement created a sore point between the Chinese government and Apple.
Remember, these criminals essentially get these parts for "free", they can undercut Apple even if Apple sells at cost.
And Apple never sells anything at cost.