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Kubantu abajwayelekile, i-coronavirus ibeka ingozi ebulalayo. Kuze kube manje, amacala okutheleleka angama-4 aqinisekisiwe, kufaka phakathi angama-581 anemiphumela ebulalayo. Ezinhlanganweni zezempilo, lokhu kumelela ukuqapha okuqhubekayo kwesimo kanye nomzamo wamazwe ngamazwe wokucwaninga nokuthuthukisa amasosha omzimba. Kohulumeni, isidingo sokudala izindlela zokuvimbela ukuze leli gciwane lingakwazi ukusakazeka ngokuqhubekayo. Futhi izinkampani ezifana ne-Apple lokhu kungasho ukukhubaza ukukhiqizwa kwemikhiqizo efana ne-AirPods Pro, kabani ukutholakala sekuvele kunqunyelwe.

I-Apple, njengezinye izinkampani eziningi, ithembele eChina ekukhiqizeni imikhiqizo yayo, uhulumeni wayo manje othatha izinyathelo zokwenza lokhoá mhlawumbe kuphela emibusweni yobushiqela: emzamweni wokuvimbela ukusakazeka kwalesi sifo, ivala amadolobha kanye nezakhamuzi, imisa inqwaba.uthutha kanye nekhefu elinwetshiwe elihlobene nemikhosi yaminyaka yonke yoNyaka Omusha WaseShayina. Iqiniso lokuthi uhulumeni waseChina angayalela ukuthi kuvalwe amadolobha noma izimboni nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, ikhathaza abatshalizimali kanye nezinkampani ezincike ekusebenzeni kwamaShayina.

Idolobha elibalulekile le-Apple Zhengzhou kusukela esifundazweni Che-nan. Kulapha lapho izimboni ezinkulu ze-Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. zitholakala khona, lapho i-Foxconn ikhiqiza amashumi ezigidi zama-iPhone, ama-iPads neminye imikhiqizo yakwa-Apple minyaka yonke. Ngonyaka odlule, ama-27% awo wonke amaselula akhiqizwa kulesi sifundazwe kuphela, kanti iFoxconn iyodwa yayiphethe ezingaphezu kuka-60. % yakho konke ukuthengiswa kwezifundazwe.

Ngakho-ke ukuvalwa kwezimboni noma amadolobha uma kwenzeka lesi sifo sibhebhetheka kuyisizathu esizwakalayo sokukhathazeka. “Angikwazi ukucabanga ngecala lapho ukuthengwa kwempahla bengeke kuphazamiseke. Uma kukhona ukushayisana okukodwa, kungaba sezimayini zamaminerali, ukukhiqiza, i-skladování, ukuhlola noma ukuthunyelwa, uhlelo luzophazamiseka,” kusho umhlaziyi omkhulu weMoor Insights & Strategy UPatrick Moorhead.

Idolobha Zhengzhou iphephile okwamanje, njengoba ingaphezulu kwamakhilomitha angama-500 ukusuka eWu-cHewu Yize kunjalo bebevele besesifundazweni Che-nan kwabikwa amacala okuqala alesi sifo. UFoxconn uthe uqapha isimo futhi uthatha izinyathelo ezinqala ukuvikela ukungcoliswa kwamafekthri akhe. Kodwa-ke, uhulumeni waseChina usengakwazi uku-oda ifektri yesikhashana noma ukuvalwa kwedolobha uma isimo siba sibi.

U-Apple wenqabile ukuphawula ngalo mbiko, kodwa kulindeleke ukuthi uTim Cook angayibambi imibuzo mayelana nokusatshiswa kokukhiqizwa kwalolu cingo. Namuhla kusihlwa, inkampani izomemezela imiphumela yezezimali futhi ibambe ucingo lwengqungquthela nabatshalizimali nabahlaziyi. Mayelana nezinto ezenziwa eChina, i-Apple ifinyeze amahora ayo esitolo kuze kube nguFebhuwari 7/2020, ngokungafani nezinye izinkampani ezifana isib. Ama-Starbucks tak izitolo zakho okwamanje ayivali. I-Apple iqasha ngokuqondile abantu abangu-10 eShayina, kanti izigidi ezengeziwe zinakekela ukukhiqizwa kwemikhiqizo yayo. abasebenzi ezimbonini nakwezinye izingxenye ze-supply chain.

Yize ukukhiqizwa kwesizukulwane esilandelayo sama-iPhones kungeke kuqale kuze kube yingxenye yesibili yonyaka, ngokusho kweBloomberg, inkampani isivele ilungiselela. Olandelayo Inyanga zahajení ukukhiqizway ifoni eshibhe okungakavezwa, okucatshangwa ukuthi yi-iPhone SE 2 noma i-iPhone 9.

Tim Cook Foxconn
U-Tim Cook uvakashele i-Foxconn, ngo-2012

Umthombo: Bloomberg

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