iPhone 14 series may be delayed due to the ongoing China-Taiwan dispute.

Because of the China-Taiwan squabble, you might have to wait for the next iPhone. Do you want to know how a potential trade war between the two countries might affect iPhone production? This is because, while China assembles iPhones, the chipsets are manufactured in Taiwan, which China policies on various grounds, potentially throttling the throughput of iPhones produced in the future.

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You've probably heard of Nancy Polesi, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in Taiwan. It all started when Nancy was discovered in Taiwan. The situation could worsen because Nancy's meeting was also attended by Pegatron's vice president and some of Taiwan's top executives from TSMC. China apparently does not want Taiwan to call itself the Republic of China, and the Chinese Communist Party is actively opposing it.

To understand the timeline, iPhones are manufactured in China by Pegatron, Winstron, and Foxconn, among others. TSMC, a leading chipmaker in Taiwan, creates the chipsets for iPhones. According to the most recent restrictions, Taiwan cannot use the terms "Made in Taiwan," "Chinese Taipei," or "Republic of China" on some of its products. Customs in China are already scrutinizing the shipping documentation of any incoming cargo for these references, which will be returned to Taiwan, causing unnecessary delays and straining the supply chain.

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Apple has asked Taiwan's TSMC not to use any of the above-mentioned tags in order to avoid a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. Not only Apple but also companies like Microsoft, which have their products assembled in China with input from Taiwan for some of the components, are on the radar.

Only a few days ago, reports surfaced that Apple is firing Foxconn's Indian manufacturing unit, which produces the iPhone 14. In fact, it is expected to reach the levels of the Chinese Foxconn unit at some point in the future, breaking the country's production records. Understandably, this is a well-timed move by Apple to deal with the surge in production that it was facing given that the iPhone 14 series launch is only a few weeks away.