China

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the overall impact of the resulting factory closures on iPad production should be minimal if assembly lines restart by August 20.

China has started strictly enforcing an old rule that requires Taiwan-made imports to be labelled as originating from "Taiwan, China," or "Chinese Taipei."

TSMC Chair Mark Liu has said the company's largest and most advanced chip plants could be rendered "not operable" if China invades its home country.

The promotion will be available between July 29 and August 1, and it will also cover some AirPods and Apple Watch models. 

Apple also gained market share in China, with iPhones making up 16.4% of smartphone sales in the region in May — an increase of 3.2% year-over-year.

It is possible that the job opening has something to do with the long-rumoured Apple Car, but the company has more going on in the automotive space as well. 

The leaks directly conflict with assurances from TikTok owner ByteDance that U.S. users' data is stored within the country and cannot be accessed from China.

Amazon said the decision wasn't a result of government pressure or censorship, but rather adjusting the strategic focus of its operations in the region.

Hundreds of Quanta's mostly low-wage workers have clashed with guards and charged into the company's Taiwanese managers' living quarters.

Supply chain and China issues "should [...] subside into the key September/December quarters on the heels of a new iPhone 14 launch," said Dan Ives.

On Friday evening, Chinese authorities placed several areas in the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone under quarantine effective immediately.

The Washington Post uncovered evidence that appears to contradict Huawei's denials of a role in China's state surveillance.