Apple allows Chinese Mac users to connect Qwen to Siri

Apple has published a guide explaining how eligible Mac users in mainland China ‌can connect Alibaba’s Qwen AI service to the US tech giant’s Siri digital assistant and Writing Tools feature, reports Reuters.

The Mac-specific arrangement could help Apple compete in China’s AI PC market, where it has been losing ​market share as domestic manufacturers such as Lenovo have promoted locally developed AI features.

Mac shipments in mainland China fell 9%–to about 800,000 units—in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the previous year, leaving it with only 9% of the PC market, versus Lenovo’s 31% and fast-growing Huawei’s 16%, according to data from Omdia.