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It's going to be a while before we are not depending on China. If you look at this 2020 Apple List of Suppliers: https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/p
by unfocused 4y ago
It's going to be a while before we are not depending on China. If you look at this 2020 Apple List of Suppliers: https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Supplier-List.pdf https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Supp... you can see the large variety of companies they they rely on for manufacturing.
Plugging this into Excel, you get the following distribution:
Country Count:
China 156
Japan 40
US 30
Taiwan 26
South Korea 23
Vietnam 21
Malaysia 15
Philippines 15
Thailand 15
Singapore 14
India 9
Germany 8
United Kingdom 4
Austria 3
Mexico 3
Belgium 2
Brazil 2
Czech Republic 2
France 2
Indonesia 2
Australia 1
Cambodia 1
Costa Rica 1
Finland 1
Ireland 1
Israel 1
Italy 1
Malta 1
Netherlands 1
Norway 1
apologies for the formatting.
- throwaway4good 4y agoHowever the suppliers this fab with its EU-subsidies aims to outcompete are not in China but in Taiwan, the US, and South Korea.
- seany 4y agoChina 156 Japan 40 US 30 Taiwan 26 South Korea 23 Vietnam 21 Malaysia 15 Philippines 15 Thailand 15 Singapore 14 India 9 Germany 8 United Kingdom 4 Austria 3 Mexico 3 Belgium 2 Brazil 2 Czech Republic 2 France 2 Indonesia 2 Australia 1 Cambodia 1 Costa Rica 1 Finland 1 Ireland 1 Israel 1 Italy 1 Malta 1 Netherlands 1 Norway 1
- unfocused 4y agoMuch love! Thanks for the formatting :)
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- blackoil 4y agoIt is more complicated, all 9 companies in India are subsidiary on Chinese companies. Same is true for lot of companies in Vietnam, Malaysia. This gives diversification in case of a regional epidemic or natural disaster, but how will they behave in case of a geo-political crisis.