Trump Tumult Has Gadget Giants Splitting Along U.S.-China Lines
- Electronics makers shift from China to side-step Trump tariffs
- Tech giants like Huawei are ‘de-Americanizing’ supply chains
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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Even the unseasonable downpour couldn’t dampen the spirits of the executives and officials gathered on the Indonesian island of Batam to cut the ribbon on a new Pegatron Corp factory. The men exchanged jokes as they took shelter under a white canopy, and when company vice chairman Jason Cheng pledged to hire hundreds of locals, the assembled audience erupted in applause.