BEIJING — Foxconn Technology Group has invested $500 million in its Indian subsidiary, as the world's largest Apple contractor makes moves to diversify its supply chain after China’s stringent pandemic controls disrupted production at its top iPhone plant in Zhengzhou.

The investment in Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega Development Private Limited included the purchase of over 4 billion shares, according to a filing on Thursday to the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The move comes after a month of turmoil at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant, the world's largest iPhone factory, which saw an exodus of tens of thousands of employees and workers’ protests against factory conditions that turned violent. Company founder Terry Gou sent a letter to China’s leaders last month urging the country to change its zero-Covid policies or risk damaging its key role in global supply chains.

In the wake of the disruption in Zhengzhou, Apple has been asking suppliers to prepare to make more of its products outside China, particularly in India and Vietnam, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Foxconn previously announced a $58.98 million investment into a subsidiary in the Czech Republic, where the company currently makes screens, smartphones and cloud servers, and runs design, research and development centers, as well as an investment of $142 million into its unit in Taiyuan, capital of China’s northern Shanxi province, according to Taiwan’s official news agency CNA.

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