Designed in California, assembled in Vietnam—but still Chinese: A top Chinese AirPod manufacturer is following Apple as it shifts away from the mainland
December 16, 2022
“We think Apple still needs to balance everything,” including the political ramifications of its business decisions, said Eddie Han, a senior analyst at Isaiah Research in Taipei. “Raising the share of Chinese suppliers is one of its strategies.”
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