Half of Apple suppliers operating in China's lockdown-hit areas

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A weekslong COVID lockdown in Shanghai is creating chaos for Apple suppliers based in and around the city. (Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters) 

LAULY LI, CHENG TING-FANG, and SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI/BEIJING -- Half of Apple's 200 top suppliers have facilities in and around Shanghai, where COVID-related lockdowns and traffic restrictions are disrupting a wide swathe of business activities, a Nikkei Asia analysis has found.

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