You're still missing the point. It's not China manufacturing iPhone, its Apple and its partners. So your first sentence should not have China as a subject. >

You're still missing the point. It's not China manufacturing iPhone, its Apple and its partners. So your first sentence should not have China as a subject. >Without further context, we cannot say whether a lower number of robots in the US is an indication of inferiority or superiority to China. Its not a national defence thing. It's not the US vs China. It's Apple. Apple US, Apple China, same thing, still Apple. Apple makes a factory, that factory has certain economics based on its inputs (labor, materials) and outputs (iphones). Nowhere does China come into play. We live in a globalized world, it is run by large rich companies, not governments.