TAIPEI/ HONG KONG – China’s technology supply chain is heading into the new year facing the twin challenges of falling demand and staffing chaos caused by Beijing’s sudden U-turn on COVID controls.
In a sign of the bleak outlook for consumer electronics, Apple has notified several suppliers to build fewer components for AirPods, Apple Watch and MacBooks for the first quarter, citing weakening demand, according to Nikkei Asia’s supply chain checks. some component suppliers.
