BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple ( AAPL ) CEO Tim Cook met with China's minister for industry and information technology, Jin Zhuanglong, on Wednesday in Beijing, according to a statement from his ministry.

Jin said that he hoped Apple ( AAPL ) would continue to deepen its presence in the Chinese market, increase investment in innovation, grow with Chinese companies and share the dividends of high-quality development, the statement said.

(Reporting by Joe Cash; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)