The Chinese are simply waiting for Trump to increase tariffs further, beyond MAX_INT (2147483647). Once there is an integer overflow, it will be Trump who has to pay the Chinese due to the negative tariff.
The Chinese are simply waiting for Trump to increase tariffs beyond MAX_INT (2147483647). Once there is an integer overflow, it will be Trump who has to pay the Chinese due to the negative tariff.
They can ship iPhones from India/Vietnam to the US and sell those built in China elsewhere, e.g. in the EU. This would avoid these tariffs. Not sure if the production volumes of these factories match this strategy, though.