China bug for iPhones

Apple’s largest iPhone assembler Foxconn’s move to recall hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians from its iPhone factories in India is unfortunate. The Foxconn move is the latest example of how China is determined to curb technology transfers and exports of equipment to India and other South-east Asian nations as it seeks to protect its manufacturing base and prevent other countries from growing theirs. Whether this is a breach of contractual agreements will be sorted out later, but in the meanwhile, the setback to Apple,