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iPhone maker Foxconn buys huge site in India

Plant could create as many as 100,000 jobs as Taiwanese supplier diversifies away from China

Apple last month opened its first two retail stores in India. (Photo: AFP)

BENGALURU, India: Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn has bought a huge tract of land on the outskirts of Indian tech hub Bengaluru, the key Apple supplier said in a filing Tuesday as it looks to diversify production away from China.

Also known by its official name, Hon Hai Precision Industry, Foxconn is the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer and a principal assembler of Apple iPhones.

Both companies are seeking to diversify away from China, where much of their manufacturing is based, after strict Covid policies in…

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