Not only has China’s Central TV been running regular follow ups to its March 15 expose on Apple’s iPhone repair policies, but on Thursday People’s Daily — the Communist Party’s official propaganda organ — attacked the company for the fourth day in a row, devoting half a page to negative articles.

Apple’s no longer a media darling in the US, either, but they’re definitely feeling the pinch in China. Philip Elmer Dewitt takes a look at the likely reasons behind the push.