Systematic destruction of industrial capacity is not fixed in a single year. Even the outsourcing of capacity to PRC, didn't happen in a single year. It happen

Systematic destruction of industrial capacity is not fixed in a single year. Even the outsourcing of capacity to PRC, didn't happen in a single year. It happened slowly motivated by margins, not due to some technical breakthroughs that were happening in PRC. > Apple doesn't even do manufacturing anyway - they outsource every step of the way. That's again a conscious choice because of margins. Apple used to manufacture stuff themselves in US. No one is saying Apple has to make display tech as well. Buying stuff from allies like SK, Japan and Taiwan shouldn't be an issue. > Not sure how the US consumers would feel about their iPhone jumping in price by 30%. Last I checked Apple had over 40% margins on their iPhone. If Apple shared the same concerns as their parent country, they wouldn't work to maximize their profits, even if it comes from labour working in inhumane conditions. The systematic destruction of US industrial capacity has been in chase of profits.