Of course, the iPhone is manufactured by Foxconn, a Taiwanese company of which Apple is no doubt the most important customer. Hu's comments make sense in that light, but declining export figures in Taiwan apparently have many worried about the country's image as a force in the technology industry. Eventually Hu clarified that he does in fact use an HTC One S, but not without commenting that he hoped for a "mature" government where "all Cabinet officials can be free from fears of being caught not using HTC phones."