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Is there anyone who isn't dependent on Chinese labor or the Chinese market? How are the Android vendors in this respect?

From what I can see the entire world is completely addicted to China as a cheap source of medium to high skill labor and as a place where manufacturing can be done with little environmental regulation.

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> From what I can see the entire world is completely addicted to China as a cheap source of medium to high skill labor and as a place where manufacturing can be done with little environmental regulation.

Your view matches what I can see from here too. And there's so many things you simply can't buy if you want manufacturing done in an ethical manner, no matter the price you're willing to pay.

Samsung Galaxy S23 -- Vietnam, South Korea

Possibly some Google Pixel 7 -- Vietnam

ASUS -- Taiwan

Sony -- Japan

(Sometimes it's only specific models.)

https://notochina.org/best-cell-phones-not-made-in-china/

https://chinanever.com/categories/phones-not-made-in-china

Pixel 7 is made in China according to this tweet: https://twitter.com/vvaiibhav/status/1580454957580681216

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