Apple CEO Tim Cook AP Apple has removed apps from The New York Times from its app store in China, after "what it said was a request from the Chinese authorities," according to the Times itself.

Apple took down both English and Chinese-language apps from China's iTunes store on December 23, the Times said.

According to app analytics company Sensor Tower, China was the app's second largest market after the US.

Apps from other publications like The Wall Street Journal and FT haven't been banned. It's worth noting that China began blocking the Times' websites in 2012, "after a series of articles on the wealth amassed by the family of Wen Jiabao, who was then prime minister," the Times said.