Finished reading: Apple in China by Patrick McGee 📚

📚 After reading “Apple in China” by Patrick McGee, it was reiterated why Apple slowing moving manufacturing to low-cost contract manufacturers like Foxconn and Pegatron over decades, competed on low to zero margin businesses – just to gain the competitive advantage and knowledge of how to produce such complex products themselves.

🏭 This how Chinese firms such as Huawei and Xiaomi were able to make better phones at lower costs, and how BYD was able to pivot to EVs in such a quicker and more innovative fashion.

📱 Apple taught the Chinese government and assemblers (a little too well) about the manufacturing process, thus allowing them to compete on the global stage to grab footholds in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with much better products, capabilities and price-points.

✅ It was a wonderful read if you’re into technology, supply chains, and long-term geopolitical consequences. I highly recommend this read.