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China's zero-Covid policy brings tough restrictions for companies. But they also benefit from measures that would be unimaginable in the West: Workers are isolated from the outside world. They stay overnight and live in or directly at the factories so that they do not catch Covid-19 during their commute or at home. First protests are mounting against this practice.
By Nico Beckert
The US company Apple is known for the high quality standards of its products. It likes to present itself as a clean company that pays attention to sustainability, resource neutrality and good working conditions. More and more Chinese companies are meeting Apple's standards. Taiwan in particular has become Apple's largest supplier. The reduction of Chinese suppliers in international supply chains longed for by former U.S. President Donald Trump is not evident at Apple. From suppliers and supply chains to China's geopolitical disputes with the US and the EU to state regulation and blockades - read the latest news about Apple in China in China.Table!