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Apple reportedly will move some of its iPad’s capacity from China to Vietnam

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People pass by the apple shop in Wangfujing with an iPhone 13 series ad on a big screen. Sheldon Cooper | LightRocket | Getty Images [Apple](//www.cnbc.com/quotes/AAPL) After the supply chain disruption caused by the coronavirus blockade led to a shortage of products and parts, some iPad production was moved from China to Vietnam. [Nikkei Asia](//asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Supply-Chain/Apple-to-shift-iPad-capacity-to-Vietnam-amid-China-supply-chain-woes) Said on Wednesday. This shows that Apple is trying to meet consumer demand and control supply to expand manufacturing outside of China. This process began to accelerate as US-China trade tensions increased. iPhone makers are already in production [Some of that AirPods](//www.cnbc.com/2020/05/08/apple-airpods-being-built-in-vietnam—report.html) For example in…

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