Apple PR:
Apple and China Mobile today announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement to bring iPhone to the world’s largest mobile network. As part of the agreement, iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will be available from China Mobile’s expansive network of retail stores as well as Apple retail stores across mainland China beginning on Friday, January 17, 2014.
It’s hard to wrap your mind around the scale of China Mobile; they’re currently reporting 760 million customers. Tim Cook will be having a very merry Christmas indeed.