Patrick McGee is the author of Apple in China, which was named one of the most notable books of the year by the New York Times and the Washington Post. The book is a deeply reported investigation into how Apple and China built each other over 25 years—and what that means for technology, supply chains, and geopolitics. Patrick has been a reporter with the Financial Times since 2013.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Patrick and Auren discuss:

Why Foxconn bet everything on Apple when others walked away
The organized crime networks that distributed iPhones across China
How Apple's supplier policies created competitors like Huawei
Apple's $275B commitment and why they can't leave China

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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)

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