This wasn't meant to be a China-bashing thread, but about something else. When all manufacturing is outsourced, where does the value come from? All these supposed innovations are worth nothing if a largely similar product can be made for less money - people will immediately buy that. And where will those highly paid design jobs then go?
And what about disruptions in supply? If nothing is made in the West anymore, and China decides to stop all exports (or there's another major earthquake), then what? How much more can we outsource before this economy falls apart?
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