Tristan Redman

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1,489 appearances 30 recordings 4 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 23 Aug

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The Documentary Podcast · Was ‘Made in China’ made in America? · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

But there is one company that in the popular imagination now is really inextricably linked to manufacturing in China, and that is Apple. voice-verified

What's the role of Apple in all of this? voice-verified

And how has Apple changed the way that Made in China has been perceived? voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

Well, Elizabeth, gone are the days in our story when, as Asma was describing, the Made in China label was deemed to be a kind of marker of inferior quality goods. voice-verified

China is making great stuff at this point in our story. voice-verified

So much so that in the United States, they're even being considered a threat to national security in some cases. voice-verified

How did that happen? voice-verified

How did they get so much more sophisticated in their manufacturing capacity? voice-verified

China now has a huge trade deficit in its favour with the United States. voice-verified

It exports a lot more to the United States than the other way around. voice-verified

And as we all know, that was a central feature of Donald Trump's successful campaigns in 2016 and in 2024. voice-verified

So we were interested in the idea that it was a through line trade. voice-verified

from Chinese economic success to where we are in the world right now today. voice-verified

And in that spirit, I wonder if you'll indulge us if we present you with a counterfactual. voice-verified

Imagine Richard Nixon, right, had not gone to China in 1972 and China had not then opened up and modernised economically. voice-verified

Would US steel mills, voice-verified

still be pumping out steel? voice-verified

Would Detroit car factories still be manufacturing cars in huge quantities? voice-verified

Is Richard Nixon the person who has a lot to answer for when it comes to the state of US industry in some parts of the United States today? voice-verified

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