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In the most recent interview with Tim Cook, the company's CEO emphasized the importance of China's supply chain to Apple, implying that both will continue to collaborate in the foreseeable future despite the US government's efforts to impede trade relations.
Navigating Apple's Indispensable Relationship with Chinese Suppliers
Apple established business relationships with Chinese suppliers approximately 30 years ago. While the company has formed alternatives in other regions, it will be difficult to cut ties with a region that has remained a reliable partner for all of these years.
Tim Cook told China Daily the following about China's importance to Apple. Cook also discusses how these partners have improved their factories and will continue to do so. This also suggests that Apple is extremely important to China, which is why such companies are willing to invest billions of dollars in upgrading their supply chains on a regular basis.
“There’s no supply chain in the world that’s more critical to us than China. We’ve been building up and investing more and more. Today’s factories are so much more modern. And in 10 years from now, we will keep advancing,” Cook stated.
BYD CEO Partners with Apple: A Strategic Move Toward Future Collaborations
Wang Chuanfu, CEO of BYD, recognized the upside potential of collaborating with Apple and has stationed over 10,000 specialized engineers to assist the technology behemoth, Wccftech reported. Wang claims that Apple's products are of the highest quality, which is likely why the supplier has invested significant resources and talent in ensuring that it receives a large number of orders in the coming years.
BYD has also continued to leverage its R&D capabilities, which it is using to strengthen its partnership with Apple. Another example is Foxconn, the world's largest iPhone assembler, which has its primary facility in Shenzhen and delivers the vast majority of shipments from that location. Naturally, with such large-scale operations, Apple will likely remain reliant on the region despite efforts to expand internationally.
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