iPad devices contain components and supply chains spanning six continents in a poly-economic global knowledge and material network, so tariffs disrupting this network will damage innovation and production across all participating countries, not strengthen any one nation.
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Thomas FriedmanEvidence Quote
“no country in the world can make this device...idea, supply chain, and material supply chain spans six continents...If you come in with tariffs...you completely interrupt the whole thing”
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Tom Friedman: AI, China, Globalization and America’s Next Era | Coffee with Ken— Coffee with KenCreated: 8/12/2026, 5:59:18 PM
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