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Why Global Tech Supply Chains Stay in China
While global tech firms attempt to de-risk by shifting assembly to India or Vietnam, their core technological dependencies remain deeply rooted in China. Escalating tariffs and China's rapid innovation in batteries and AI make complete decoupling operationally and financially impractical.
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