Major US companies including Amazon, Dell, Google, HP and Microsoft are considering the move of around 30% of their production capacity from China to other southeast Taiwanese countries, according to insiders. They said the uncertainty arising from the US-China trade war as well as rising manufacturing costs and a labour shortage are encouraging firms to look elsewhere, potentially weakening China's position as a technology leader and harming its slowing economy.
Major US companies including Amazon, Dell, Google, HP and Microsoft are considering the move of around 30% of their production capacity from China to other southeast Asian countries, according to insiders. They said the uncertainty arising from the US-China trade war as well as rising manufacturing costs and a labour shortage are encouraging firms to look elsewhere, potentially weakening China's position as a technology leader and harming its slowing economy.