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In this episode, host Chris Nuttall speaks with Taiwan tech correspondents Annie Cheng Ting-Fang and Lauly Li about why some PC makers are shifting production back to China after years of diversification. They discuss how AI-driven shortages are squeezing supplies of key components, why printed circuit boards and chip substrates have become critical bottlenecks, and what their award-winning reporting reveals about China's growing semiconductor capabilities.

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HP and Asus shift some PC making back to China due to AI-driven cost hikes
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