Microsoft Says It’s Not Planning to Give Up on Manufacturing Hardware in China

Microsoft has officially denied that it’s considering moving production of hardware from China to other other countries.

A report that made the rounds earlier this month indicated that the software giant was looking into alternatives to its Chinese manufacturing plans as a result of the trade war between the United States and the Beijing government.

The trade tension, which has reportedly made several other Microsoft partners reconsider long-term manufacturing plans in China, could generate price increases for a series of products.

Microsoft currently makes Xbox components in China, and a Nikkei report indicated that the firm wanted to transfer production elsewhere to maintain operations untouched regardless of the trade t...