iPhone 14 may be delayed due to rising China-Taiwan tensions

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy PelosiYou may have heard of ‘s visit to Taiwan. It’s been in all the news lately. However, that iPhone 14 How relevant is it to the version you might ask?

As many of you know, Apple is TSMC’s biggest customer, and the company ships chips to Pegatron in China, where iPhones are assembled. And Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has put an even greater strain on the China-Taiwan relationship. As a result, the PRC (People’s Republic of China) introduced new regulations prohibiting the mention of “Taiwan” or “Republic of China” in shipping documents. This means that some, if not all, of the hardware could be returned to Taiwan, delaying iPhone 14 production as a result.

Worse still, Pegatron’s Vice President and senior executives from TSMC were seen with Pelosi during the visit, so this could be the start of a more fierce trade war between PRC and Taiwan, with Apple and other US-based companies catching up. in the middle.

appleis currently in talks with its Taiwanese partners and has requested the removal or replacement of the “Made in Taiwan” or “Republic of China” labels. It’s also not surprising that Ming-Chi Kuo’s sources claim that 6.1-inch iPhone 14 units will be coming out of Foxconn’s India factory. For the first time, Apple is strongly diversifying its production.

News, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro MaxIt came at the worst possible time as there were rumors of some quality manufacturing issues with the ‘s screens and camera lenses.

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