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		KoolKat23 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: They tried Made in the USA – it was too expensive ... Your job is not artificially expensive. In China it is naturally cheap, they have humongous super advanced vertical and horizontal supply chains at their doorstep. Need plentiful, cheap three phase electricity? - check. Need some obscure part at scale and immediately?- check. Need advanced engineering? - check. etc. etc. It's at the point where for many industries the risk/reward just do not make any sense at all (it'll just be loss making no matter how you spin it, government supports etc).

chii 7 months ago [–]

> naturally cheap

you mean artificially cheap? State subsidized electricity, loans and the ability to hire/fire people flexibly.

KoolKat23 7 months ago | [–]

No I mean naturally cheap. There's completely vertical and horizontal integration. You don't need subsidies, it's next door!

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