Inside Zhengzhou's “iPhone City” lockdown, where China's zero COVID-19 policy, related propaganda and fears, and Foxconn's missteps led to the worker riots
South China Morning Post
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Discussion
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@biancoresearch
@biancoresearch
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Has Tim Cook commented on this? Because this is devastating as it makes Apple complicit in a massive human rights abuse. If this was not the manufacture of iPhones, Apple employees in Cupertino would be organizing a boycott of this product as we speak. https://www.bloomberg.com/.…
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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The economic impact of China going on almost 3 years of COVID lockdowns is a topic that isn't discussed much but continues to impact the world economy. That China can't or won't purchase Western vaccines but instead is completely reliant on lockdowns which have failed is tragic. …
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@royprice
Roy Price
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Shocked this is happening at Foxconn's plants in China. And further surprised that it is being reported. https://twitter.com/...
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@aadilbrar
Aadil Brar
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“According to several employees who spoke to the South China Morning Post, concern about the virus started to spread when the factory imposed daily PCR testing requirements on workers starting October 10” https://www.scmp.com/...
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@patrickmoorhead
@patrickmoorhead
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This is what happens after Tim Apple gets on the phone with Terry and demands he take the fall. It's not China's absurd policy or Apple's demands, it's Foxconn's “missteps.” $AAPL https://twitter.com/...
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@zen_options
Gregory
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“Every week of this shutdown and unrest we estimate is costing Apple roughly $1 billion a week in lost iPhone sales. Now roughly 5% of iPhone 14 sales are likely off the table due to these brutal shutdowns in China,” he said. $AAPL hmmm https://www.cnn.com/...