Movies and iBooks iTunes blocked in China

Apple has confirmed his films iTunes and iBooks services must be available in China, after reports that authorities had ordered them to be taken offline.

"We hope to books and movies available again to our customers in China as soon as possible," a spokesman for Apple said in a statement.

The service, launched less than seven months ago in China, they were closed last week. Apple did not give a reason for the closedown.

Beijing maintains strict control over broadcast, print and online, while access to foreign websites, including Google, Facebook and Twitter with a vast network control known as the Great Firewall of China is restricted.

Politically sensitive content, violent or morally "unhealthy" is regularly blocked in the country.
China is a key market for Apple, where its products are very popular, but has previously been targeted by state media on issues such as service and prices.

The state broadcaster CCTV in 2014 accused the California-based company of threatening national security through the phone's ability to track the location of a user, a threat Apple quickly denied.