http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/ Engadget Comments for Update: Lenovo not moving laptop production to Taiwan, anywhere else http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/Jan 22nd 2008 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/Jan 22nd 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/Jan 22nd 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/
Taiwanese companies have their production sites in China.

So, the whole setup does make good (business) sense. But it would be politically - let's say - challenging.
]]>Jan 22nd 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/Taiwan already produces all their computers and cellphones in China.]]>Jan 23rd 2008 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/From the original news, Lenovo is giving contracts to Taiwanese OEM/ODM companies, but not moving manufacturing to Taiwan. Qunta, Compal, Winstron (split from Acer), Inventec along with HonHai(Foxconn), Asus are all Taiwan OEM/ODM companies and made around 90% of laptops for the world. However, all their factories are all now in China, and hired more than 30 million workers in China. The last laptop manufacturing line was moved from Taiwan to China years.
Before made more misleading correction post, the author may have to know more of this industry.]]>Jan 22nd 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/Jan 22nd 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/
Fasinating story all around. I'd recommend two books beginning with the title "Silicon Dragon", one a recent piece on China and another more scholarly work on Taiwan. To think that my 4 year old Powerbook was ENTIRELY assembled on the little Island nation of Taiwan makes me happy. （是的。 我是台獨！）

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Giving the contract of assembly from Lenovo to Taiwanese companies does not mean that the assembly must take place in Taiwan.]]>Jan 22nd 2008 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/update-lenovo-not-moving-laptop-production-to-taiwan-anywhere/Jan 23rd 2008 5:43AM