众所周知,苹果iPad平板电脑等产品之所以要住中国生产,其中一个重要原因是:中国拥有大量电子产品所需的稀土矿。与其它电子产品一样,苹果iPad在制造过程中需要使用大量稀土。目前全球95%至97%的稀土都由中国在供应,苹果产品对稀土的依赖,使得该公司很难把工厂转移至中国以外的国家。 As we all know, one of the important reasons why the products such as the Apple iPad tablet want to live in China is that China has a large amount of rare earth minerals needed for electronic products. Like other electronic products, Apple iPad requires a lot of rare earths in the manufacturing process. At present, 95% to 97% of the world’s rare earths are supplied by China. The dependence of apple products on rare earths makes it difficult for the company to relocate its factories to countries other than China.