Can Apple cut ties with China?

苹果能否与中国断绝关系?

The Global Story

2025-12-26

27 分钟
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We are away for Christmas, so this is a repeat of a previous episode. 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 and Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins Photo: Apple CEO Tim Cook. Manuel Orbegozo/Reuters
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  • And Tristan, one of the episodes I was incredibly intrigued by was back in September,

  • we looked at how deeply the tech company Apple is entrenched in China.

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  • And why I thought this episode was so interesting is you get a sense of not just how Apple has used China as a manufacturing hub,

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