You may have heard of Nancy Pelosi, the president of the United States House of Representatives, and her visit to Taiwan. It’s been in all the papers lately. But how is that relevant to the iPhone 14 version, you may ask?<\/p>\n
Well, as many of you know, Apple is TSMC’s biggest customer and the company ships chips to Pegatron in China, where the iPhones are assembled. And Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan put a strain on the China-Taiwan relationship. As a result, the CCP has come up with new regulations that prohibit any mention of “Taiwan” or “Republic of China” in shipping documents. This in turn means that some, if not all, of the hardware could be returned to Taiwan and consequently delay the production of the iPhone 14.<\/p>\n
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To make matters worse, Pegatron’s vice president and top executives at TSMC were seen with Pelosi during the visit, so this may just be the start of a more ferocious trade war between the CCP and Taiwan in which Apple and other based companies. in the United States they are caught in the middle.<\/p>\n
Apple is already in talks with its Taiwanese partners and has requested that all labels with “Made in Taiwan” or “Republic of China” be removed or replaced. Also, it’s no surprise that Ming-Chi Kuo sources claim that some 6.1-inch iPhone 14 units will roll out of Foxconn’s Indian factory. For the first time ever, Apple is strongly diversifying its production.<\/p>\n
The news comes at the worst possible time as the iPhone 14 is around the corner and rumors are circulating that there are some quality manufacturing issues with the iPhone 14 Pro Max’s displays and camera lenses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n