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	Asia Daily Briefing - In deep March 18, 2019

	Apple's Chinese  suppliers overtake US  for first time TAIPEI -- The trade war hasn't   stopped Apple from deepening  its manufacturing footprint in  China, which, when including  Hong Kong, has for the first  time surpassed the U.S. and   Japan as the iPhone maker's No. 2 supplier.
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