Apple’s retail store paradox: it has more outlets in Pennsylvania than in China

This is a serious hurdle for Apple sales in China, a country where people have to wait in impossibly long lines for iPhone repairs. And while the population of China has grown to 1.3 billion and Apple has six stores there, In contrast, Pennsylvania, a state of 12.7 million people, has eight Apple Stores, with three located in Pittsburgh alone.
So far, the company is doing more than great - it reaps virtually all the profit in the industry leaving a bit for Samsung only. But failure to expand in China might hurt it not only in the short-term, but also the sustainability of the company. And there are some regulatory challenges with opening stores in the Asian country, and it might not all depend on Cupertino, but it seems that despite its sunny present the company would better try and make its retail presence known in China as well.
source: Reuters