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U.S. iPhone factory idea thrown into doubt by remarks made by Foxconn chairman

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<p>The idea that <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/foxconn/" target="_blank">Foxconn[/url] might establish an <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone/" target="_blank">iPhone[/url] assembly factory in the United States – something which had already <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2015/12/20/apple-60-minutes-special/" target="_blank">seemed unlikely[/url] – has been thrown into further doubt by remarks made by the company’s chairman.</p>
<p>Apple reportedly asked both Foxconn and Pegatron to <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/17/report-apple-asked-foxconn-and-pegatron-to-investigate-manufacturing-iphones-in-the-united-states-as-donald-trump-import-policy-overhangs/" target="_blank">look into the possibility[/url] of bringing iPhone assembly into the U.S. following threats by President Trump to impose hefty import tariffs on products imported from China. Pegatron reportedly refused outright, while Foxconn agreed to investigate the idea.</p>
<p>But comments made by Foxconn chairman Terry Gou today suggest there is little prospect of this happening …</p>
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