Apple recently announced a $500 billion investment into American manufacturing and research and development. It may seem like Trump’s tariff war was the main reason behind this and while that definitely played an influential role, this breakup with China has actually been setting up for quite some time for Apple. Over the years, Chinese labor has not only gotten substantially more expensive, but concerns regarding CCP control and lack of diversification have also become quite large for Apple. As such, Apple has been moving manufacturing outside of China for quite some time now to countries like India. The trade war was simply the straw that broke the camel’s back leading to Apple embarking on one of the largest manufacturing overhauls in their history. This video explains the story of Apple’s globalization and deglobalization efforts and how this affects the Chinese manufacturing industry.
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