Alibaba has announced that it is partnering with Apple to provide artificial intelligence features to iPhones in China. Apple Intelligence features have not yet been enabled in China, which is thought to have contributed to the company’s local decline in smartphone sales.

Alibaba will partner with Apple to support iPhones' AI services offering in China, its chairman said on Thursday, a move likely to help the U.S. company ease falling smartphone sales in its key market.

Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai confirmed his company's AI partnership with Apple, speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Thursday. The partnership was first reported by The Information on Tuesday,