According to sources, Apple Inc is in talks with suppliers to manufacture MacBooks in Thailand as the company continues to expand its manufacturing footprint outside of China.

Suppliers involved in these discussions have existing manufacturing complexes in Thailand for other clients and are discussing possible assembly and production of components and modules for MacBooks, according to sources from three suppliers directly involved in the discussions with Apple.

Apple did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

Apple and its key suppliers have been shifting production away from China in order to avoid a potential business hit from rising Sino-US trade tensions.