The Wall Street Journal:
Apple is manufacturing its new Mac Pro computer in China, according to people familiar with its plans, shifting abroad production of what had been its only major device assembled in the U.S. as trade tensions escalate between the Trump administration and Beijing.
The tech giant has tapped Taiwanese contractor Quanta Computer Inc. to manufacture the $6,000 desktop computer and is ramping up production at a factory near Shanghai, the people said. Apple can save on shipping costs for components given the proximity of many of its suppliers to Shanghai, rather than having to supply a factory in the U.S.
Not a huge surprise. Apple is weighing the tradeoffs of potential further tariffs against the cost of shipping components to the US for assembly.
And, just like that, the U.S. lost potential jobs again.
Apple doesn’t go to China because of cost, they go to China because of the skills available.
‘Merica!
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MAGA hats and Ivanka clothing are made in China.
Effectively minimizing risk of delayed production by a custom screw (no pun intended).