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SuperstitiousPigeon5 t1_j9t05c4 wrote

Reply to comment by SameRandomUsername in China calls for cease-fire in Ukraine, peace talks by 04_STI

Moving manufacturing of cheap products to South America would cut the knees out from under China.

Granted China would just cut wages and subsidize its industry until the manufacturing came back and produced even cheaper crap, but that has its own problems too. Namely a populace that revolts.

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SameRandomUsername t1_j9tv39u wrote

But that will never happen... South America doesn't have a proper work culture. Costs would never compete with China.

The reason it works in China is because they can't join unions and shit and because if you don't want to work there are another 1.4 billion guys willing to do your work.

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