US production skills vs Chinese production skills
 

NYRB: "The outsourcing of US technology manufacturing to China, including Apple's collaboration with Shenzen, [represents] a permanent loss of production skills. US manufacturing employment fell from 19 million workers in 1980 to 13 million in 2025; today China's manufacturing workforce is eight times larger."

> tagged with #america, #china, #industrial_age

> created April 10, 2026 at 11:49:15 AM


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