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View all search resultsiPhone factory lockdown shows risks of China dependence, analysts say
Apple manufactures more than 90 percent of its products in China, which is also one of its most important markets.
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he lockdown of Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory, the world's biggest producer of iPhones, has highlighted some of the risks of relying on zero-COVID China's manufacturing sector, analysts have told AFP.
Foxconn, Apple's principal subcontractor, has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site, leading the company to lock down the vast complex in a bid to keep the virus in check.
Images then emerged of panicking workers fleeing the site on foot in the wake of allegations of poor conditions at the facility, which employs hundreds of thousands of workers.
Foxconn is China's biggest private sector employer, with over 1 million people working across the country in its around 30 factories and research institutes.
But Zhengzhou is the Taiwanese giant's crown jewel, churning out iPhones in quantities not seen anywhere else.
"In a normal situation, almost all the iPhone production is happening in Zhengzhou," said Ivan Lam, an analyst with specialist firm Counterpoint.
Risk of 'strong dependence'
