Ars Technica:
In an excoriating op-ed, China’s state-run newspaper Global Times warned that the People’s Republic would adopt “a tit-for-tat approach,” and would simply stop buying American goods, including the Apple products that are so popular there. It said:
“A batch of Boeing orders will be replaced by Airbus. US auto and iPhone sales in China will suffer a setback, and US soybean and maize imports will be halted. China can also limit the number of Chinese students studying in the US.”
No one believes this is just saber rattling on the part of the Chinese government. Sadly, the shortsighted response from many will be, “Just buy Android phones”, but that will ignore the enormous financial harm such actions will visit upon Apple and others.
I voted Trump knowing this type of thing might become an issue with Apple, as well as impact to building products outside the US and taxes outside the US (the last one might benefit Apple) among others. Will be interesting to see how these turn out. Will be interesting to see how this evolves.
This is interesting. Apple cannot easily find a replacement for Foxconn. Nor can Apple lose its most significant growth market. Real dilemma.
I’m so glad people voted for interesting.
IDK, they shutdown iPhone production in China, the PRC just might incite another Cultural Revolution, but aimed against the PRC.
People gots-t’have their iPhone, ya know?
I’ll believe it when I see it. All Trump did was tell anyone who believed him what they wanted to hear, whether he could do it or not, in order to win. He’s done that. Now It’s time to continue backpedaling.