Opinion: How likely are reports of Apple moving production out of China?<div class="feat-image">
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Nikkei report today suggested that Apple moving production out of <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/china/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">China[/url] is under consideration as part of a ‘fundamental restructuring of its supply chain.’ The report suggests Apple’s goal could be to move as much as <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/19/report-apple-talking-with-supply-chain-to-investigate-moving-30-of-production-out-of-china/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">15-30% of its production[/url] out of the country.</p>
<p>It’s not the first time we’ve heard talk of a significant shift of product assembly in other countries. Foxconn is beginning <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/15/iphones-in-india-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mass-production of iPhones in India[/url] at some point this year, and it recently suggested that <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/11/us-iphones/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">all iPhones created for sale in the US[/url] could be made outside China.</p>
<p>But how realistic is the idea of shifting 15-30% of production out of China on a permanent basis?</p>
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Opinion: How likely are reports of Apple moving production out of China?
