Nobody else has anywhere near the capacity. Foxconn are the third largest tech company in the world, not a tinpot little outsourcing shop. Apple already use other EMS companies for reasons of cost and capacity, but they are all Chinese companies or rely on predominantly Chinese labour. Foxconn&#x27;s nearest foreign competitor (Flextronics) is just a fifth of the size of Foxconn and sources most of its labour from China.<p>China has tremendous technical expertise and vast amounts of relatively cheap labour, which is a formidable combination. Singapore, Japan and Chinese Taipei have the expertise, but they don&#x27;t have enough cheap labour. Thailand and Indonesia have plenty of cheap labour, but they don&#x27;t have the expertise. China also has superb logistics, which reduces cost and improves lead times.<p>For the foreseeable future, China is simply unavoidable. Within just a few years, their position as the dominant manufacturing nation will be secondary to their position as the dominant consumer market.