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Notebook PC makers HP and Acer are relocating part of their production capacity from Southeast Asia back to China, according to a review of 12 primary sources cited by market research firm TrendForce, in a reversal of the supply-chain diversification trend that followed earlier U.S.-China trade tensions.
HP and Acer, which had expanded manufacturing in Southeast Asian locations such as Vietnam and Thailand as an alternative to China, are moving production back to Chinese facilities, the report indicates. The shift marks a notable "U-turn" in the notebook supply chain, where relocation out of China had been a widely adopted strategy to hedge against tariffs and geopolitical risk.
The report did not confirm whether other major notebook brands, including Dell, Lenovo and Asus, are undertaking similar moves, and the scale and timeline of the HP and Acer production shifts were not detailed in the reviewed material. The extent to which U.S. tariff policy will affect the broader PC supply chain also remains unclear.
While the reversal by HP and Acer suggests that China's manufacturing ecosystem — including its component supply base and logistics infrastructure — continues to outweigh the benefits of geographic diversification for some vendors, the overall pace of supply-chain relocation out of China remains a subject of ongoing uncertainty.
Verdict: Mostly True