China blocks restart of Foxconn plants due to coronavirus: sources

Move further disrupts production of Apple, Amazon and Huawei devices

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The disruption to Foxconn production will likely impact the supply of iPhones. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)

LAULY LI, COCO LIU and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI/HONG KONG -- Key iPhone supplier Foxconn's plan to resume production on Monday has been called off by the Chinese authorities due to worries surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, the Nikkei Asian Review has learned.

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