Apple's diversification of its supply chain to India is worrying China, which has worked to make it harder for Apple to expand its production lines in the developing economy.
In a profile of Apple's supply chain expansion in India, the Financial Times writes about the struggles Apple has had in making the shift.
For Apple's supply chain, these moves make it harder to quickly build up production to a level matching that of China, but in India.
This courtship hasn't just been to bring Apple into India, as it's also targeted Apple suppliers for years.
Indian officials admit in private that there's a lot more work to do in order to become the high-scale supply base that Apple and other companies need, if they want to get out of China.
