Why does Apple rely on China for iPhone production?
Apple relies on China for iPhone production primarily because it has an immensely high number of skilled workers all in one place.
Making an iPhone requires exceptional expertise in handling advanced tools and working with materials that require precision and state-of-the-art techniques.
And Beijing offers just that, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
In the US, you could have a meeting of tooling engineers, and I’m not sure we could fill the room.
In China, you could fill multiple football fields. The vocational expertise in China is very deep.
Cook’s remarks bring into question the very ability of the US to replace China as the global production hub – something that the Trump administration has been pushing for in 2025.
