https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/06/apples-most-powerful-chinese-supplier-is-quietly-reinventing-itself.html > Foxconn, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer that rose to global prominence as the manufacturer of the Apple iPhone, is trying to reinvent itself as smartphone sales plateau and Apple diversifies its supplier base. > The company, which kicked off a three-day event on Wednesday to celebrate its 30 years doing business in China, already does much more than assemble goods for others.