China just threw another wrench into iPhone 17 assembly.
*Image credit — Majin Bu
Due to stringent tariffs being imposed by the States, Apple has shifted to manufacturing iPhone 17 models in India. In retaliation, China has asked its workers that were assigned to factories in India to return home.
The country has, understandably, been very resistant to the change. It doesn’t help that tensions are already strained between the two nations. This year’s Indian iPhone exports have skyrocketed, surpassing an entire year’s worth of exports in mere months. Apple has also been lobbying airport authorities in the country to speed up the process of shipping phones to the U.S.
As such, China has flown back most of its workers from India, who had been a crucial part of setting up these facilities in the first place.
