#208: Apple in China with Author and Journalist Patrick McGee

About this episode

This episode explores how Apple became a major player in China's tech rise through significant investments and partnerships.

*Hosted by Radu Palamariu* In this episode, we dive into one of the most consequential supply chain narratives of our time: how Apple became the single largest private contributor to China’s tech rise. Patrick McGee, a longtime Financial Times reporter and author of Apple in China, joins me to unravel the $55B-a-year investments, the Foxconn partnership that transformed Shenzhen, and why Apple today is more than just a tech company, but also a geopolitical force. We explore themes of industr...

People in this episode

Host: Radu Palamariu

Guest: Patrick McGee

Topics covered

• Apple's impact on China
• supply chain dynamics
• geopolitical influence
• technology partnerships
• investment strategies

Keywords

• Apple
• China
• Patrick McGee
• supply chain
• Foxconn
• geopolitics
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, Financial Times, Foxconn

Places: China, Shenzhen

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