Tech Insider: China Tech Suppliers Look Beyond Apple, ByteDance Cloud Unit Plays to Its Strengths

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Long tethered to Apple, Chinese suppliers seek new options

Jittery Chinese component suppliers are trying to curb their reliance on Apple Inc., the latest American giant caught in the U.S.-China tug-of-war, as their executives talk up the prospect of making things like auto parts. 

Privately, an overreliance on Apple’s business has long been a source of unease at such firms. Last month a senior executive at Weifang, Shandong-based GoerTek Inc., which makes Apple’s branded wireless headphones, warned that geopolitical risks are driving his client to seek a production shift to India and Vietnam, regardless of cost.