People are down voting this, but I think the point is valid. Unless they are switching to only allowing Chinese branded phones with an entirely Chinese homegrown OS on them, then Apple isn’t even the most worrisome device for them to carry.

I’d think anything Android would also be off the table. Anything made by a US ally, anything with a chip, of any kind, manufactured or designed by the US or an ally, and so on. Otherwise, this strikes me as locking the front door for security, but leaving all the other doors and windows open.