Apple (AAPL) major supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn, is continuing with a major expansion in India despite calls from U.S. President Donald Trump to bring manufacturing back to the United States, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Foxconn -- which has been assembling devices for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) for years -- plans to build a $1.5 billion display module facility in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Financial Times reported, citing comments from two government officials.

Foxconn said earlier this week it would invest $1.5 billion in its Indian subsidiary.

Earlier, the Indian government approved Foxconn's plan to build a $450 million chip assembly plant in Uttar Pradesh, northern India.

While Apple still manufactures most of its devices in China, India has become a growing alternative manufacturing hub for the tech giant. Apple also manufactures devices in Vietnam and Malaysia.

The company was recently seen planning to move more iPhone production to India, with the Financial Times reporting that all iPhones sold in the United States will eventually come from India due to Trump's high tariffs on China.

But Trump has opposed Apple's plans to move production to India, and has instead called on Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook to bring more production back to the United States.

"We are not interested in you building a factory in India," Trump told Cook last week.

Apple faces heightened scrutiny from the Trump administration because its supply chain is heavily oriented toward China, a major market for the tech giant.

A recent report said Trump is also reviewing Apple's partnership with Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) to put the latter's artificial intelligence models on iPhones sold in China.