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They assemble Mac Pros in the US. They've also apparently been considering assembling some other stuff in the US; I assume those plans have come to a screeching halt.

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Thanks for the clarification. As you say though, this will likely stop further domestic assembly operations from being established. It will be business as usual for the big players who do assembly in China, the rest will be encouraged to move them back there. In no way does this seem like it could have the intended effect.

Could this policy actually be the result of Chinese politicians and/or businesspeople engaging in pay-for-play with Trump?

Or is there another explanation for why this policy doesn’t affect certain completed products from China? I just don’t get that part of it at all.

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