Tim Cook explains why Apple chooses China for manufacturing in viral video. Elon Musk agrees

[Beijingwalker]

Tim Cook explains why Apple chooses China for manufacturing in viral video. Elon Musk agrees​

Tim Cook highlighted the unparalleled concentration of skilled labour in China as the primary reason for Apple's manufacturing presence there.​

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SEPTEMBER 06, 2024 / 18:42 IST

Tim Cook reveals why Apple manufactures in China.

Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed common misconceptions surrounding the tech giant's decision to manufacture in China, offering insight into the real reasons behind the company's reliance on the country, in a throwback interview that has recently gone viral again.

Contrary to the popular belief that companies flock to China for cheap labour, Cook said that this narrative is outdated. "The popular conception is that companies come to China because of low labor costs. I'm not sure what part of China they go to, but the truth is China stopped being the low labor costs country many years ago," Tim Cook stated, clarifying that the decision to manufacture in China is driven by a different set of factors.

Cook highlighted the unparalleled concentration of skilled labour in China as the primary reason for Apple's manufacturing presence there. He elaborated on the advanced tooling and precision required to produce Apple's products, noting that China's vocational expertise in these areas is unmatched globally.

"The reason is because of the skill, the quantity of skill in one location, and the type of skill it is," he explained. "The tooling skill is very deep here. In the US, you could have a meeting of tooling engineers, and I'm not sure we could fill the room. In China, you could fill multiple football fields."

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This extensive pool of skilled workers, Cook argued, is essential for the intricate manufacturing processes that Apple products demand. The CEO's comments got a comment from Tesla CEO Elon Musk who responded with “true” in comments.

The clip, shared by Historic Videos on X, has raked up 2.7 million views so far.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Contrary to the popular belief that companies flock to China for cheap labour, Cook said that this narrative is outdated. "The popular conception is that companies come to China because of low labor costs. I'm not sure what part of China they go to, but the truth is China stopped being the low labor costs country many years ago," Tim Cook stated, clarifying that the decision to manufacture in China is driven by a different set of factors.

Cook highlighted the unparalleled concentration of skilled labour in China as the primary reason for Apple's manufacturing presence there. He elaborated on the advanced tooling and precision required to produce Apple's products, noting that China's vocational expertise in these areas is unmatched globally.

Morons in PDF still stubbornly hold their decades old belief that the global companies go to China for cheap labor cost, they don't know how high a salary employers have to pay now in China.

 

[Beijingwalker]

"The reason is because of the skill, the quantity of skill in one location, and the type of skill it is," he explained. "The tooling skill is very deep here. In the US, you could have a meeting of tooling engineers, and I'm not sure we could fill the room. In China, you could fill multiple football fields."

More than that, cheap labors can be found everywhere in the world but large skilled workforce takes decades to build, it's the hardest part of the manufacturing which can be replaced.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Actually this Tim Cook's point I brought up many times here in PDF, but Indian and Americans posters here just accuse me of "coping" and talking non sense. They never believe this, their image of China is forever stuck in the Mao's time in the 1960's and 1970's.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed common misconceptions surrounding the tech giant's decision to manufacture in China, offering insight into the real reasons behind the company's reliance on the country.

Contrary to the popular belief that companies flock to China for cheap labour, Cook said that this narrative is outdated. "The popular conception is that companies come to China because of low labor costs. I'm not sure what part of China they go to, but the truth is China stopped being the low labor costs country many years ago," Tim Cook stated, clarifying that the decision to manufacture in China is driven by a different set of factors.

Cook highlighted the unparalleled concentration of skilled labour in China as the primary reason for Apple's manufacturing presence there. He elaborated on the advanced tooling and precision required to produce Apple's products, noting that China's vocational expertise in these areas is unmatched globally.

"The reason is because of the skill, the quantity of skill in one location, and the type of skill it is," he explained. "The tooling skill is very deep here. In the US, you could have a meeting of tooling engineers, and I'm not sure we could fill the room. In China, you could fill multiple football fields."

 

[Beijingwalker]

 

[Beijingwalker]

Indians and Americans in PDF repeatedly insist that China can only copy and paste and only makes toys and clothes for western consumers, their minds are forever stuck in the 1970's and refuse to move with the time.
China actually has been the world top value added products exporter for quite a long time. China haters here just knowingly refuse to admit this fact.

 

[Dalit]

No doubt. Today's China is very advanced.

 

[Dalit]

Indians and Americans in PDF repeatedly insist that China only can only copy and pastes and only makes toys and clothes for western consumers, their minds are forever stuck in the 1970's and refuse to move with the time.
China actually has been the world top value added products exporter for quite a long time. China haters here just knowingly refuse to admit this fact.

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Americans and Indians

 

[Beijingwalker]

Lol, case in point, these Indians foever live in their own delusional world.

 

[Beijingwalker]

 

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