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Designed in US, made in China: Why Apple is stuck in tariff tussle

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China has hugely benefited from hosting assembly lines for one of the world's most valuable companies.

It was a calling card to the West for quality manufacturing and has helped spur local innovation.

The global supply chain that Apple has touted as a strength is now a vulnerability.

Trump 's staggering tariffs have upended that relationship overnight , leading to the inevitable question: who is more dependent of the two ?.

Apple has been talking about diversifying its supply chain away from China since 2013 .

China has not bowed to Trump 's threats, retaliating instead with 125% levies on US imports.

Apple has announced a $ 500bn investment in the US , though that may not be enough to appease the Trump administration.

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