Foxconn Apple production to move to Vietnam from China
US firm diversifying production to minimise effect of a Sino-US trade war
26 November 2020 - 17:28
Taipei — Foxconn is moving some iPad and MacBook assembly to Vietnam from China at the request of Apple, said a person with knowledge of the plan, as the US firm diversifies production to minimise the fallout from a Sino-US trade war.
The development comes as the outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump encourages US firms to shift production out of China. During Trump’s tenure the US has targeted made-in-China electronics for higher import tariffs, and restricted supplies of components produced using US technology to Chinese firms it deems a national security risk...
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