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• ttflee 8y ago
  Most of the China based suppliers are located to the east of Heihe-tengchong line[1], i.e. the east half of China. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heihe–Tengchong_Line https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heihe–Tengchong_Line
  • avar 8y ago
    As the Wikipedia article you linked to points out 96% of China's population lives east of that line, it would be really odd if most of Apple's suppliers weren't also east of the line.
    • ttflee 8y ago
      If you break these numbers down further to city level, most of them are near the coastline.
      • NamTaf 8y ago
        Naturally; the coastline was the location of major trade ports, and major trade ports are where business grows. It's no coincidence that the Chinese special economic zones all sit around the coast.
  • stephengillie 8y ago
    America is similar. Most of America's businesses are east of the Mississippi, where 1/2 of the American population lives in 1/3 of the American empire.