Apple suppliers racing to exit China, says AirPods maker

GoerTek is investing an initial US$280mil (RM1.26bil) in a new Vietnam plant while considering an India expansion, deputy chairman Kazuyoshi Yoshinaga said. — Reuters

HANOI: Apple Inc’s Chinese suppliers are likely to move capacity out of the country far faster than many observers anticipate to pre-empt fallout from escalating Beijing-Washington tensions, according to one of the United States company’s most important partners.

AirPods maker GoerTek Inc is one of the many manufacturers exploring locations beyond its native China, which today cranks out the bulk of the world’s gadgets from iPhones to PlayStations.