There were many MNCs transferred its operation from South East Asia to China in the late 80s and early 90s. I was involved in one of such transfers. In the beginning customers preferred those made in South East Asia. I was also involved in one transfer to Bangalore in 1993. By the way, when I landed in Bangalore, the street was empty due to bharat bandh called by BJP. But production didn't take off in India. The production line was eventually sold to an EMS. Why? The domestic market in India didn't take off and China did. The Chinese government stipulate this: sell one unit in China, and export one unit. It was decided to shuttered Chicago, Ester Inch and Flensburg plants and moved all to China. This company disappeared when iPhone took over the market. If you are in the industry, you will know who am I referring. In manufacturing, it's all about learning curve and this takes time. This happens to the TSMC wafer fab in Arizona. Sooner or later, India will master the skill of making iPhone. An iPhone consists of touch screen, mainboard, casing and battery. Not that complicated.
aka, all mic what happened to apple's texas plant for mac pro/studio production line? let you in a little secrete, it is big fours' tax strategy to deducte us tax liabilities. when apple says they will invest back in usa, that is not facotry building. they can buy tsmc us factory stakes, or openai
Aaaahhh so you went to church today for another dose of brainwashing about good ol' christian America.