I'm not going to say which OEM because it doesn't matter, but the directive came down and it is what it is. Completely remove Chinese-origin content from our supply chain by Q4 2026. I'm going to be honest with you, I don't know if that's physically possible on our product lines in that timeframe. Component qualification alone is 12 to 18 months. We have parts where there is literally one qualified non-Chinese supplier globally and they don't have capacity for our volumes. I'm not politically opposed to the goal. I'm just describing operational reality. Has anyone here actually navigated this successfully or are we all quietly planning to be non-compliant and hoping for extensions?
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