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After SpaceX's requests, Taiwanese suppliers move manufacturing abroad, sources say

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    From the article: (The article has more details about which subcontractors moved.)

    From the article:

    A source at a company that is one of the numerous subcontractors that provide components for SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet products said SpaceX asked their manufacturers to produce outside of Taiwan because of geopolitical risks, pushing at least one to move production to Vietnam.

    A second source who collaborates with Taiwanese satellite component makers on the island said suppliers were directly asked by SpaceX to transfer manufacturing abroad.

    (The article has more details about which subcontractors moved.)

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