NYT stands behind claim Chinese women better at making iPhones because of their small, nimble fingers

The New York Times ran an article titled 'Is Trump's 'Made in America' iPhone a Fantasy?' which received criticism for indulging said fantasy with vaguely-reported numbers ($2000 iPhone? Which iPhone?) and sourcing to dial-a-quote analysts. But the bottom falls out with this paragraph:

Young Chinese women have small fingers, and that has made them a valuable contributor to iPhone production because they are more nimble at installing screws and other miniature parts in the small device, supply chain experts said.

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