Apple's Tim Cook says he sees Tencent as a partner and thinks highly of its founder Pony Ma

Apple Inc’s chief executive Tim Cook said on Wednesday he sees Tencent Holdings , China’s biggest social network and gaming company, as a great partner and thinks very highly of its founder Pony Ma. [caption id=“attachment_3945145” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Apple CEO, Tim Cook. Reuters.[/caption] Cook also told the Fortune Forum in Guangzhou that he couldn’t be happier with how the iPhone X is doing in China. China is Apple’s third-largest region by sales, but it has lost market share in recent years as consumers switch to local rivals.