‘Made by China’ Hiding in SE Asia Apple Supply Chain – A 10-year Analysis

A 10-year analysis of Apple supply chain

The U.S.-China trade war and China’s zero-COVID shutdowns accelerated Apple’s desire to move production out of China and diversify its manufacturing bases. But after combing through lists of Apple’s suppliers over the past 10 years, CommonWealth Magazine found that the number of Chinese enterprises among those suppliers actually increased rather than decreased, squeezing out American and Japanese companies.