Foxconn partners with Medtronic Plc to manufacture ventilators

On Wednesday, Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn stated, it will partner with U.S. firm Medtronic Plc to manufacture ventilators to help patients afflicted by the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. Formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, Foxconn is best known for assembling Apple’s iPhones at factories in China. Foxconn’s statement, released through the company’s…

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Foxconn’s manufacturing facilities

Distrusted due to its close ties with China, Foxconn has to tread carefully and bridge its American business ties with its Communist friends. Less than two weeks after Terry Gou, the CEO of the world’s largest contract electronic manufacturer went to the White House to discuss boosting its investment plans in the U.S., Chinese Premier…