I've read several articles on this issue. It doesnt appear they are even doing the pick and place. They are just manufacturing the PCB. My opinion is it's a non issue that some politics have arisen.
CODE: The hidden language of computer hardware and software. It was one of the first books I read encompassing the flow to a NC/NO circuit up to logic then to assembly. Great read and highly informative.
I really thought China would take a lesser stance on this publically. This ordeal is surprising in a sense that they are going to have a real health crisis in the next 25 years along with population issue.
Cameras are easy to find. You use red glasses (laser safety ppe) and a red light source. The type of polymer they coat lenses in is highly reflective in the red spectrum. With out getting into too many details you just shine the light around looking for strong pin pricks of red light. I've got experience doing this for over 20 years and this is by far the most effective approach 100% of the time.
I've been waiting on a better alternative to google for many years. I've use DDG when I can but the quality indexes are just not there. Google was at the pinnacle of balance just before they got rid of uncle-sam and reg exp search options. Now every search is tailored to your previous metadata.