( ) -q-21- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “located in Bali.” Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is “looking at” manufacturing in Indonesia as he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo today (ON WEDNESDAY). [CutID: <Cuts> APPLE-INDONESIA-house-q-WEDam.mp3 Time: 21s Title: APPLE-INDONESIA-house-q-WEDam Out-cue: located in Bali] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Apple began moving some production […]
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Apple CEO says company will ‘look at’ manufacturing in Indonesia
( ) -q-21- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “located in Bali.”
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is “looking at” manufacturing in Indonesia as he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo today (ON WEDNESDAY).
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Apple began moving some production to countries like Vietnam, and more recently India, after shutdowns to fight COVID-19 in China repeatedly disrupted the company’s shipments.
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VERBATIM: Widodo’s administration has worked for years to bring manufacturing to the country to power economic development. Meanwhile Apple has been seeking to diversify its supply chains away from China, where most of its smartphones and tablets are assembled. Cook’s visit to Indonesia came after Apple announced its fourth Apple Developer Academy in the country, to be located in Bali.