Apple, others face shipment delays as China COVID curbs squeeze suppliers – analysts

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By Josh Horwitz and Sarah Wu SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Shipments of some Apple products, as well as Dell and Lenovo laptops are likely to face delays if China’s COVID-19 lockdowns persist, analysts said, as curbs force assemblers to shut down and closed-loop arrangements get harder to maintain. China’s race to stop the spread of COVID-19 has jammed highways and ports, stranded workers and left countless factories awaiting government approval to reopen – disruptions that are rippling through global supply chains. Apple Inc supplier Pegatron Corp said this week it would suspend its plants in S…

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