Did Apple Accidentally Help Build China’s Manufacturing Empire? (#299)

About this episode

The episode discusses how Apple's actions may have inadvertently contributed to the growth of China's manufacturing sector.

“We trained a whole country.” It sounds like an exaggeration. It’s not - according to Patrick McGee, author of Apple in China. So what actually happened in China?

People in this episode

Host: Lynn Thoman

Guest: Patrick McGee

Topics covered

• manufacturing
• China
• Apple
• economy
• business strategy

Keywords

• Apple
• China
• manufacturing empire
• Patrick McGee
• business impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple

Places: China

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