The United States is pushing Vietnam in tariff talks to reduce the use of Chinese tech in devices that are assembled in the country before being exported to America, three people briefed on the matter said.
Vietnam is home to large manufacturing operations of tech firms such as ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/apple” target=”_blank”>Apple and Samsung, which often rely on components made in ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/china” target=”_blank”>China. Meta and Google also have contractors in Vietnam that produce goods such as virtual reality headsets and smartphones.
The Southeast Asian nation has been organising meetings with local businesses to boost the…
