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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: i-node who wrote (7346)	1/21/2017 2:30:43 PM
From: Dracin72	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 363233

If those numbers are correct then they would be cheaper then the tariff Trump has been threatening. But it wouldn't just be Apple. Trump can't target an individual company he has to target an industry with a protective tariff.

To: i-node who wrote (7346)	1/21/2017 3:58:14 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 363233

That is what Apple concluded. Maybe you know more than they do. Doubt it, though. Like I said, Dunning Kruger.

To: i-node who wrote (7346)	1/21/2017 4:25:02 PM
From: Dracin72	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 363233

China typically does require any firm to partner with a Chinese company in order to do business in China. Trump is essentially barking the same stance with his push to force manufacturing back into the US. It will be interesting to see how the US-China trade relations evolve over the next 4 years. With regards to Apple specifically here is there current dilemma: "Almost half—346—of Apple’s 766 suppliers (counting those making parts for iPhones, iPads, and Macs) are in China. Japan has 126, the U.S. 69, and Taiwan 41." MIT Technology Review