New Chinese regulations force some Apple suppliers to halt or cut production Technology By Alex Smith On Sep 28, 2021 0 Share (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Reuters reports (via Appleinsider) that some of Apple’s iPhone contract manufacturers in China have had to shut down for a few days because of new regulations related to the use of energy in the country. This doesn’t sound like good news for Apple especially when it has backorders of iPhone 13 units to fill. The good news is that not all of Apple’s suppliers are affected and those that are have cut back…