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If this were a US companies buying another company's (US or otherwise) talent, It would be seen as a legitimate standard operating practice. Non-compete clauses are increasingly being successfully challenged.
If this didn't involve China it wouldn't even merit a comment. As far as Apple is concerned, parts is parts. Nearly half of all of Apple's suppliers are in China. They get a free ride from the US and China in the sanctions war.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
