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The issue of why Apple cannot make its iPhones in the United States is interesting, according to "Chuangshiji," a column on www.sina.com.cn.
It is not that America cannot make iPhones. It just cannot make them as cheap as China.
China indeed has an irreplaceable value in Apple's supply chain. The issue of how to earn more money using technologies and services is an unavoidable one in the US.
Some people may say that only China is capable of supporting Apple's huge supply chain. Again, it is a matter of cost, rather than technology.
The iPhone 6's parts and components are supplied by 31 countries. Some 349 of the suppliers are in China, while 139 are in Japan, and more than 60 are in the US.
Despite their small numbers, Japanese and South Korean suppliers are providing key parts and components such as LCD panels, processor chips, cells and memory chips. In addition to cheap labor, China also supplies items involving low technology and high pollution.
The US, meanwhile, is focused on high value-added aspects such as design, research and development of hardware technology and software applications.
Instead of continuing to advocate a low-cost business model, China should think about why it cannot develop a world-leading product like the iPhone.
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