Eminyakeni ye-80, I-China yaba yimboni yomhlaba ikakhulu ngenxa yemiholo yabo ephansi. Eminyakeni esanda kwedlula, izimo zomnotho zabasebenzi sezithuthukile ngokwengeza izindleko zokwenza izinto, okuholele ekutheni izinkampani eziningi zihambise umkhiqizo wazo emazweni anjengeNdiya noma iVietnam.
Uma futhi sifaka impi yomkhankaso eyenziwa nguhulumeni wase-United States elwa neChina, akumangazi ukuthi iFoxconn, umhlanganisi omkhulu kunabo bonke e-China, useqalile susa umkhiqizo wakho ezweniIMexico iyizwe elisha lapho icabanga ukusungula izakhiwo ezintsha zokwenza i-iPhone ngokusho kwabezindaba Isazi Sezomnotho.
Umkhiqizi wase-Asia unezimboni ezi-5 eMexico, izakhiwo ezisetshenziselwa ukwenza amaseva namathelevishini. Le ndlela isuselwa kwimithombo ehlukahlukene yeFoxconn, imithombo ephakamisa lokho Abakwa-Apple bebengeke babambe iqhaza kulokhu kuhamba, sengathi kwenzeke eNdiya.
IFoxconn bekungeke kube ukuphela komhlanganisi womkhiqizo we-Apple owucabangelayo vula izakhiwo ezintsha zokwenza i-iPhone eMexico, ngoba iPegatron isenkingeni efanayo, yize izinhlelo zale nkampani zidideke kakhulu.
I-Economist iqinisekisa ukuthi zombili lezi zinkampani zingaba kushukunyiswa izikhuthazi ukuthi ukuphathwa kukaDonald Trump kunikeza izinkampani ezisusa izindawo zazo zisuka e-Asia ziye e-United States, Latin America naseCaribbean.
Selokhu kwaqala impi yezohwebo phakathi kwe-United States neChina, i-Apple yaqala ukuhambisa ingxenye yokukhiqizwa kwemikhiqizo yayo ngaphandle kwezwe, njalo ngokubambisana neFoxconn. Kungenzeka, isinqumo sokuthi iMexico iba yizwe elisha lapho kuzokwenziwa khona imodeli ye-iPhone siyaziwa kithi. ekuqaleni konyaka ozayo.