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[-] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 10 points 3 days ago

HMD could be mentioned in electronics, they're Finnish and they make smartphones. The CPUs in some of their phones are from Unisoc who are Chinese; maybe some people would want to know that. In their other phones they use Qualcomm CPUs, and Qualcomm are American.

Also there are more alternatives to American goods/services outside of Europe, e.g. goods/services from places like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand.

E.g. South Korean cars (Hyundai and Kia) or Taiwanese electronics (Asus, Acer, MSI).

[-] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago

he CPUs in some of their phones are from Unisoc who are Chinese

AFAIK you can't make a phone without some Chinese components.

[-] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

I wonder if that's true, maybe it is. I wonder if Samsung phones have Chinese parts. I think they use Samsung or Qualcomm CPUs, and they're made in Vietnam and India rather than China. Maybe some parts are Chinese, they could well be.

[-] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

China rules the rare earth market. Pretty much everything that has rare earths (like chips) is connected to China somewhere in the production process.