Apple’s assembly partner, Foxconn, recalls 300 Chinese engineers from factory in India, hindering Apple’s expansion plans in the country. Chinese workers extracted from Yuzhan factory in Tamil Nadu, replaced by Taiwanese engineers. Beijing encourages restrictions on technology transfers to India and Southeast Asia. Foxconn workers sent home, impacting iPhone production. Factory makes enclosures and display modules for older iPhone models. Apple can increase display imports but may struggle to localize supply chain in India. China’s promise of rare earth minerals and tunnel-boring machines could benefit Apple and local manufacturers. Apple set to produce all four iPhone 17 models in India.

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