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So many witnesses of the genocide!
Finally - so much for the SA-Israel rapprochement:
One of the main reasons why some rich people in China want to immigrate to the US:
If that wonderful place in China were in Japan instead...
Finally - so much for the SA-Israel rapprochement:
One of the main reasons why some rich people in China want to immigrate to the US:
If that wonderful place in China were in Japan instead...
In addition to the other points brought up by @zbb, there are a few other things to note
1. Samsung's worldwide marketshare has actually been declining since that time. It's not really related to the production/patriotism, but rather much stronger competition arising from China from Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Huawei, etc.
2. A lot of Chinese companies are relocating certain manufacturing to Vietnam, it is not necessarily related to Apple. It is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit workers in China. Plus they want to take advantage of the VN government incentives to set up shop. Luxshare (Chinese company) is a expanding big in Vietnam, but it is also expanding in China too. BYD also is growing in Vietnam.
3. Brands really should not succeed or fail based on "gratefulness"/nationalism. IMO, this is why Chinese companies are seeing more worldwide success now. They were not treated with kid gloves even at home. For years Xiaomi was just seen as some Apple copycat, but once they grew confident to produce much more original ideas and designs, their business grew. You cannot just copy Apple, you must be better. Another example, Toyota, despite all the animosity towards Japan, was still a leader in China because their products were better. Things have changed now.
The smartphone business in China is quite saturated at this point. Even a Chinese company, Transsion, mainly does business outside China. They have a plant in Ethiopia. ZTE also opened a plant in Africa in Zambia. For Apple, they are looking at future growth in India and SEA. These are countries trying to grow their middle and upper classes. Apple is not "dismantling" anything, this is false, they are just expanding outside and going along with Chinese companies who are also expanding their business. The US media wants to make the US sound like the leaders, but really they are not. That's why most of their "friendshoring" efforts are either failures or actually just making use of Chinese plans (which is what is happening here).
I don't think Apple or any other successful company has any illusions about India. After all the corruption, foreign company failures, arrests, etc. that they think they will open a factory and replace Chinese production even within 10 years? I don't think Tim Cook or any other Apple executive would be so foolish. However, it's basically anteing up in poker, only way you get to play.
Apple today does not have the best smartphones or pads in the market. Many Chinese brands including Huawei can out-spec and outperform Apple iPhones and iPads in many areas. What Apple excels in better than all of its rivals is its marketing. Whenever the Chinese brands launch their new products, they present them like how an engineer presents. Technical, straightforward, but not as easy to relate for the average layman. But when Apple present their products, they talk about the user experience of using an Apple product. For example, when Huawei talks about its AI-enhanced camera on its smartphone, they talk about the AI and how it helps to enhance the camera for the user. Apple goes straight into a birthday party, and shows how the iPhone can take the perfect photos for the user using its own AI-enhanced camera. Same function, different presentation.
Apple is a league above the Chinese brands in terms of marketing and presentation. Every Apple product unveiling is a global event. People tune into these events live. Apple sells the user experience before selling the product. That is why Apple has been able to create a cult following, even though their product specs can be relatively average compared with to their contemporaries. Chinese brands tend to focus a little too much on selling the product. Perhaps its a Chinese culture thing. It works well with Chinese buyers, but it may not resonate so well with non-Chinese buyers. Chinese brands have improved their marketing over the years by leaps and bounds. Perhaps now is the time to step up their marketing and learn what Apple does so well. Sell the user experience first, then the product. Create a cult following. Then, Chinese companies can become an even bigger threat to Apple than they are now.
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The replies aren't even that bad. India seems to be the primary target on Twitter these days and I'm all for it
I am referring to earlier time before Boeing / Airbus or Boeing BDC Moscow.
All those wide body planes that you currently see has overinvestment from Arabs. just like Saudi drop $30b on F-15 project during Obama time and resurrect it in new form.
屈 #182 on current Chinese surnames, with a population of 763K, and 0.048% of population.That's going back, lol.
I mean in our lives.
Once, I met a fellow student, his surname was Bai, or bak, as in white. And his parents named him ...
白 雲 開
I mean, what a name, eh. He was a PhD student too in literature, figures eh, man. LOL.
But, all these years later, I never met or came across someone else with that surname, that is 30 years or more and counting, haha.
白 #76 on current Chinese surnames, with a population of 3600K, and 0.22% of population.
For one there are two 白 on the Chinese police wanted list in Kokang Myanmar right now. One of them is even rumoured to be already captured this week.