Apple engineers in China have taken on greater responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as travel restrictions and lockdowns have prevented Apple from sending as many U.S. engineers to the country as it normally would, according to The Wall Street Journal. While key matters like product design are still handled at Apple’s headquarters in California, the report claims that Apple has gradually given its China-based engineers more authority to resolve problems, with less input from U.S. employees. For instance, instead of sending product- and assembly-related information from China to Cupertino for a decision, engineers in China would also include their analysis....