This is absurd. That is absolutely tiny connector which produces negligible amount of waste and could easily save the entire device from being dumped in trash.

Many components are disabled from reuse with software.

They do so with such large profit margins it turns consumers towards new devices. Apple prevents third parties from doing so.

Shops in China can replace iPhone components with soldering using the proper equipment.

Great! So what’s the problem?

Apple doesn’t allow or release parts.

Apple, nor any other tech company, doesn't have the power to make something illegal and they don't artificially disable parts. They disable portions of the device that rely on those parts for integrity or security reasons. Stop lying.

I recommend you open any internet browser, go to the search bar, and type "lobbying". Even better, search for "apple lobbying" and you might find extensive examples of apple influencing policymakers for their own benefit. You seem to have repeatedly missed the point in this thread.

Probably the fact that Apple arrests the people building/distributing these machines without punity.