Apple suppliers are racing to exit China, AirPods maker says

The world's reliance on the Asian nation became starkly clear during the COVID Zero years, when Beijing's restrictions choked off the supply of everything from phones to cars. India keen for suppliers Apple's suppliers rarely comment on its thinking, in part because of the US company's famous insistence on secrecy across its global supply chain. The iPhone maker has kept mum on whether it plans to diversify out of China, which would entail revamping a model chief executive officer Tim Cook pioneered under Steve Jobs. The US giant has been careful to avoid suggestions it might reduce its investment in…