Apple supplier Foxconn forced to shut Vietnam factory due to protests

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  • Reply 21 of 36
    rogifanrogifan Posts: 10,669member
    All Foxconn problems automatically become Apple problems in the press, even though Foxconn manufactures for lots of tech companies.
    but why does AI have to participate in that?
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  • Reply 22 of 36
    gatorguygatorguy Posts: 24,679member
    1. Nothing that you posted invalidates my statement that you were replying to in any way.  Everything is simply purported, guessed, suspected.  
    2.  Focus Taiwan??  Seriously? And of course in their "article" they don't given any evidence of this "Apple data."

    Oh jeez... :rolleyes:

    Here's your "Apple data" listing the factories Hon-Hai uses to produce Apple products including the one mentioned by Focus Taiwan located at 37 St., Dinh Tram Industry Zone, Viet Yen, Bac Giang, Vietnam.
    https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple_Supplier_List_2014.pdf

    So it IS known that some of Hon-Hai's Apple product production takes place in Vietnam whether you want to acknowledge it or not.
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  • Reply 23 of 36
    inklinginkling Posts: 775member
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  • Reply 24 of 36
    icoco3icoco3 Posts: 1,474member
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Digital_Guy View Post



    Wow, I could see this one coming. Just knew that the ugly head of politics, and not without bias, would find its way into the comments.

    ...

    Political comments should be expected since the article is based on political issues.

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  • Reply 25 of 36
    nhtnht Posts: 4,522member
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    Originally Posted by zeromeus View Post

     

    The problem here is that the people attack ALL businesses with Chinese characters on any factory, shop, store, whatever exists in Vietnam with Chinese characters in their business name.  This protest basically is a huge cry from the Vietnamese to tell China that they no longer need to put up with this greed.

     

    Unfortunately, Taiwan uses Chinese, therefore, they become an unfortunate target.  The other issue is that Taiwan also tried to claim the same area...


     

    I'd feel pity for the Vietnamese if successive North Vietnamese statements (Deputy Foreign Minister Ung Van Khein, Prime Minister Pham Van Dong and a Foreign Ministry complaint against the US) hadn't declared that the Spratleys and Paracels were historically Chinese territory in 1956, then again in 1958 and in 1965.

     

    To come crying to the US is bullshit.  Kerry and Biden made a mild statements about how the Chinese should be nicer and that's about all you're going to get unless it's in our interest to do more…which it isn't.

     

    The fact is that the government sanctioned rioting and arson of WESTERN factories was completely stupid.  Vietnam completely overplayed it's hand.

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  • Reply 26 of 36
    lkrupplkrupp Posts: 10,557member
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    Originally Posted by zeromeus View Post



    China needs to get the h*ll out of Vietnam! How dare they invade Vietnam's waters and steal Vietnam's property. I don't support violence, but what's happening in the past decade where China decides to steal the paracel islands from Vietnam had prompted many Vietnamese from both the homeland and overseas to protest. I'm glad the citizens are finally doing something about it. It's time the Chinese get their greedy rear end out of Vietnam and leave its people alone.

     

    Except for the fact that this kind of thing has been going on for over a thousands years. China is the big dog with the big stick now. Shut down Chinese owned factories in Vietnam? China will just move them somewhere else and all those Vietnamese will be unemployed. 

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  • Reply 27 of 36
    lkrupplkrupp Posts: 10,557member
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    Originally Posted by Gatorguy View Post





    Oil-drilling by Chinese companies is to blame for the rioting.

     

    He was being sarcastic, of course.

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  • Reply 28 of 36
    peter236peter236 Posts: 254member

    There is nothing wrong with China drilling oil in its own territory. Vietnam needs to stop making false claims. Ancient maps can prove that those islands are Chinese territories.

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  • Reply 29 of 36
    peter236peter236 Posts: 254member

    Quote:


    Originally Posted by zeromeus View Post



    China needs to get the h*ll out of Vietnam! How dare they invade Vietnam's waters and steal Vietnam's property. I don't support violence, but what's happening in the past decade where China decides to steal the paracel islands from Vietnam had prompted many Vietnamese from both the homeland and overseas to protest. I'm glad the citizens are finally doing something about it. It's time the Chinese get their greedy rear end out of Vietnam and leave its people alone.

    Vietnam needs to stop creating trouble by occupying Chinese territories. The Chinese have owned those islands for thousands of years and they have the right to drill for oil in Chinese territories.

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  • Reply 30 of 36
    peter236 wrote: »
    There is nothing wrong with China drilling oil in its own territory. Vietnam needs to stop making false claims. Ancient maps can prove that those islands are Chinese territories.

    Actually, ancient maps shows Vietnam as part of China. Mainland China was too weak to enforce its claim to even Taiwan for all of the 1900s. Now they want to reassert their claim. Not always easy, even the natives of Taiwan don't want the Nationalist Chinese camping out on their turf since WWII.
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  • Reply 31 of 36
    dewmedewme Posts: 5,856member
    Why single out Apple? Foxconn is an independent entity that is responsible for keeping its own house in order.

    I'm so sick of lame articles like this one using Apple's name as click bait chum. Anyone this lazy and journalistically pathetic should be forced to pay Apple for use of its name and recognition.
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  • Reply 32 of 36
    nhtnht Posts: 4,522member
    Actually, ancient maps shows Vietnam as part of China. Mainland China was too weak to enforce its claim to even Taiwan for all of the 1900s. Now they want to reassert their claim. Not always easy, even the natives of Taiwan don't want the Nationalist Chinese camping out on their turf since WWII.

    The problem for Vietnam is twofold: they gave away their claim in modern history (post WWII) because they needed Chinese help and China is not the pushover it was in 1979 and they don't have a large body of combat vets to depend on like they did in that border skirmish.
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  • Reply 33 of 36

    I would let the two communists fight until they die, they both (communist China and Communist Vietnam) are the ugliest animals in the planet. They kill and tortured human sell human organs for cash. There is no word to describe these animals. Let them suicide and die.

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  • Reply 34 of 36
    alruialrui Posts: 29member
    Who are the protestors? American or Vietnamese? If its American they ought to shut their pie holes and focus on America - what goes on in these other countries is absolutely NOT OUR BUSINESS!
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  • Reply 35 of 36
    alruialrui Posts: 29member
    Who are the protestors? American or Vietnamese? If its American they ought to shut their pie holes and focus on America - what goes on in these other countries is absolutely NOT OUR BUSINESS!
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  • Reply 36 of 36
    Seems like China's just following Russia's lead. Enter the age of incremental expansion (as compared to the whole-country-or-two-at-a-time approach of last century, which is much too abrasive and rushed).
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