Well ok what is the minimum then? Does epoxy gluing qualify? Plugin in ram module and glue case together?
At the same time I kind of doubt this is done much for PR purposes. Can't see really people dropping or picking Apple products in favor of alternatives because of the assembly origin.
There's absolutely no doubt that all the components were made overseas, the boards made and populated overseas, and probably the aluminum casing as well though that is conceivably Made in USA. The glass might be made in USA, a lot of Corning was at least recently.
It's final assembly, screwing the parts together. Gluing the screen. No screws in the screen, so perhaps Apple imagines that connecting cables and gluing the screen counts as assembly, and who is to say otherwise.
At the same time I kind of doubt this is done much for PR purposes. Can't see really people dropping or picking Apple products in favor of alternatives because of the assembly origin.