Chinese government workers banned from buying Apple products

What could be the reason for this?  Chinese Government has banned its officials from buying a range of apple products, some of these products which has been banned from buying with public money includes  the iPad, iPad Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, a chinese official spoke to bloomberg.

The move makes Apple the latest US technology firm that the Chinese government has blocked its staff from purchasing with public funds, over claims of hacking and cyberspying following leaks by Edward Snowden.

The whistleblower has claimed that the US National Security Agency had gained secret access into Chinese telecoms giant Huawie’s communications equipment. In turn, the US Government accused Huawei of risking national security. But the company responded by calling the allegations "little more than an exercise in China-bashing," the Wall Street Journal reported.