Trump tariffs upend 'out-of-China' plans for Apple, Nvidia suppliers

Countries that helped U.S. cut reliance on China have been hit hard

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Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs have rattled Asia's vast tech supply chain. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Hideyuki Miura)

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI

TAIPEI -- Suppliers to Apple, Nvidia and other major tech brands were left "stunned" after U.S. President Trump's latest barrage of tariffs slapped some of the highest rates on Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand and other Asian economies that have been key to America lowering its reliance on Chinese production.

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