Google is reportedly moving some hardware production out of China

Google is moving some hardware production for its Nest thermostats and servers from China to other regions to avoid impending tariffs.

According to people familiar with the matter, Google has moved the production of most of its products sold in the United States to Taiwan. In addition, in order to circumvent tariffs, Google also plans to move the production of Nest thermostats to Malaysia and other regions.

This isn't the first time a company has decided to move production of products destined for the U.S. outside of China.

According to Jiwei.com's previous report, Foxconn's board nominee and head of the semiconductor division, Young Liu, said at an investor briefing in Taipei on Tuesday that Foxconn has sufficient capacity to supply Apple with iPhones sold in the United States, thereby avoiding the trouble of tariffs.

"25% of our production capacity is outside of China, and we can help Apple respond to its needs in the US market," Foxconn emphasized.

However, it is worth noting that although some companies are seeking to move production out of China, most of them are simply transferring products sold to the United States to other regions for production, rather than transferring entire production lines.

After all, for enterprises, China's production advantages cannot be replaced in a short period of time.

At the same time, compared with companies like Apple, the number of hardware products produced by Google in China can be said to be very small.