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Re:TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-bac... by mokash on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @11:07AM (#26477706)
I will repost a comment I made about Apple and China in another post like 1.5 years ago:

"Apple are beholden to China. Sure, China is a huge market for them but I think the bigger issue is manufacturing: if they piss China off they won’t have anything to sell, anywhere! I’m sure Apple execs know this and I hope they’re quickly planning to reduce, if not remove this dependency."

Re:TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-bac... by poisonborz on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @12:22PM (#26478920)
It's not that simple. China doing such a drastic step would make every industry flee instantly. Lots of companies already do transfer tasks to India and Vietnam, Apple included.
Re:TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-bac... by dylan604 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @11:30AM (#26478091)
And how has that planning been going in those 18 months?
Re:TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-bac... by iainmerrick on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @11:37AM (#26478234)
Presumably that is something Apple will keep a closely-guarded secret, even more so than usual.
Re:TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-bac... by jhayward on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @12:13PM (#26478769)
Re:TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-bac... by mgreg on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @12:53PM (#26479402)
Apple will soon start flagship iPhone 12 production on Indian soil for local customers, the company said on Tuesday

Apple supplier Wistron recently began trial production of the iPhone 12 at a new facility near Bengaluru, with full production set to begin soon. The iPhone 12 will be the seventh iPhone model to be manufactured in India, but the first high-end device to do so.

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/03/09/apple-iphone-12-product...