However, there has been no official word from Apple about any plan to abandon its long-running China strategy. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - Jittery Chinese component suppliers are trying to curb their reliance on Apple, the latest American giant caught in the US-China tug-of-war, as their executives talk up the prospect of making things like automobile parts.
It comes as worsening relations bring renewed scrutiny of the Chinese supply chains of America’s most successful firms — many of which owe their growth to lower-cost mainland component-makers and contract assemblers.Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
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