Musk said, "I agree with Tim Cook's view that Apple's manufacturing in China relies more on skilled labor and technical expertise than just low cost. The large pool of engineers in China, as well as the advanced supply chain networks in places like Shenzhen, make it difficult for other regions to match the precision and scale of 'Made in China'."
On April 11 local time, Musk's artificial intelligence large model Grok commented on this video from Cook on its official X account by saying this. Grok also stated that although cost was once a factor, the development of automation has shifted the focus to skills.
Cook, CEO of Apple, had publicly mentioned 8 years ago that people always misunderstand foreign enterprises staying in China is "because of low labor costs," but the fact is that China has not been a low labor cost country for many years. From a supply perspective, the real reason why foreign enterprises stay in China is because of the technological density and types of technology China possesses.
Cook believes that China has a large number of high-skilled professional talents. He said that in the United States, if you want to gather mold engineers, maybe even one room can't be filled. But in China, the number of mold engineers can fill several football fields. This is because the foundation of vocational professional skills in China is "very, very deep."
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