Apple is looking to bump up production outside China, the Wall Street Journal reports, echoing similar pre-pandemic headlines . This time the tech giant is apparently urging its manufacturing partners to consider shifting some production outside of China because of frustrations with the country’s strict covid-19 protocols, which have led to lengthy lockdowns of hundreds of millions of people and travel restrictions. Apple has long relied on China for the vast majority—more than 90%, writes the Journal— of its manufacturing. A small percentage of its products are produced in India and Vietnam. Now the Journal’s sources, identified only as people...