Apple, others look to move production away from China; not an easy task
Apple, Google and Microsoft have looked to move some hardware production from China to other countries, including Vietnam and Thailand. Product assembly for smartphones could feasibly be moved quickly, experts say, but moving component manufacturing outside of China will also be difficult.
Arjun Kharpal for CNBC:Last year, Apple was reportedly looking to start a trial for the production of its AirPods in Vietnam and asked suppliers to look into moving 15% to 30% of production from China to other
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