Apples devices have never appeared on a Chinese list of products eligible to be bought with public money, state media quoted an official as saying, denying reports the US tech giant had been excluded from the latest line-up. Reports said that China removed 10 Apple devices, including MacBook laptops and the iPad, from a government procurement list over security concerns. The report late Thursday cited the official saying 10 Apple products had initially been on a draft list soliciting public opinions, but the company did not hand in relevant paperwork in time. It had therefore never been included in the government procurement list of energy-saving products, the official was quoted as saying.