Apple is now warning Taiwanese suppliers to make sure that shipments to China now comply with the new longstanding labeling regulation following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taipei. Apple recently told their manufacturers on the island that parts bound for the China mainland must list ‘Chinese Taipei’ or ‘Taiwan China’ as their source.

This new regulation is in line with the policy China has had in place for years, but only began enforcing after the tensions with the United States flared up after Pelosi’s visit last week. Under this policy, officials can delay or even reject shipments that say ‘Made in Taiwan’. The self-governing island has its own set of labeling rules as shipments must list ‘Chinese Taiwan’ or ‘Republic of China’ as the point of origin.

It’s not just Apple, though. A lot of other tech giants and American companies have a complicated relationship with China, as it wouldn’t be the first time Apple has sought to appease the Chinese Communist Party, as in 2019 the company removed the Taiwan flag emoji from iOS in Hong Kong amid the Pro-Democracy protests in the city that year. Apple might have felt that they had no choice but to comply with China’s policy on Taiwanese shipments as in April, Tim Cook said that semiconductor shortages significantly impacted the company’s iPad business. Also, as the company is gearing up to launch the iPhone 14 later this year, a lot of other additional delays because of customs disputes would be very disastrous for Apple and their streak of launching a new great iPhone every next year.