Over the past 14 years that we have been there, we have developed a supply base that provides us with almost everything we need to do manufacturing within a short distance. Very little has to be sourced from the U.S.

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China is at a point where Chinese suppliers are taking over a dominant share of the local markets in many categories. Mostly it's for non-proprietary components such as connectors, tantalum capacitors and resistors.

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