Can Apple cut ties with China?

苹果能否与中国断绝关系?

The Global Story

2025-09-23

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Apple is promising to make more products in the US, backed by a $600bn investment over the next four years. But after decades of relying on Chinese manufacturing that promise is going to be tough to keep. Today we’re joined by journalist and author Patrick McGee to discuss whether Apple can navigate the demands of Donald Trump’s America First agenda and disentangle itself from a made-in-China business model. Producers: Hannah Moore and Aron Keller Executive producers: James Shield and Annie Brown Mix: Nicky Edwards, Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins Picture: Apple CEO Tim Cook in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo
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  • So Asma, what have you got for us?

  • So who heard about the new iPhone?

  • The iPhone 17?

  • I have not.

  • So you're not keeping track?

  • I stopped paying attention that a while ago.

  • Yeah, I will say, you know, there's not been a whole lot of excitement about this new phone,

  • but there is one tiny detail that might mean a lot politically.

  • Okay.

  • On the back of the box, particularly the ones that are being sold in the United States,

  • it might not read Assembled in China.

  • Yeah, because it said that for as long as I can remember.

  • And that is because of a big promise made by Apple CEO Tim Cook to try to move the business away from Chinese manufacturing.

  • To where?

  • Well, to this point,

  • he actually brought up this very idea when he visited the White House just last month to talk about,

  • did you hear this?

  • I mean, I'm aware that this event happened,

  • but I was also mostly aware that it was really awkward when it did.