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Supply Chain

HP plans its most aggressive shift of production away from China

Thailand emerges as major factory destination as PC maker hires engineers in Singapore

HP has built up a massive China-focused supply chain for PCs but is now looking to reduce its reliance on Asia's biggest economy.      © Reuters

TAIPEI -- HP is looking to shift more than half of its personal computer production away from China and is setting up a "backup" design hub in Singapore in an attempt to reduce geopolitical risks around China and Taiwan, Nikkei Asia has learned.

The plans represent the most aggressive move yet by America's leading PC maker to diversify its supply chains away from Asia's biggest economy.

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