New York (CNN Business) In a rare move for a US tech company, Fitbit is pulling nearly all of its device manufacturing out of China amid a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

The company announced Wednesday that "effectively all trackers and smartwatches" starting in January "will not be of Chinese origin" as a result of US tariffs.

Fitbit FIT 's stock briefly ticked up Wednesday morning after the announcement, then fell around 1.5% from its previous close.

Fitbit appears to be one of the first major tech companies to publicly announce it is shifting fully away from China, which has long been a hub for Silicon Valley giants thanks to the country's abundance of skilled low-wage workers and robust technology infrastructure.

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