I'm always confused why if we have to outsource we don't try to build up our physical neighbors (Mexico) instead of propping up a communist government that we do not get along with (China).
Imagine the reductions in delivery cost and time if everything came from Mexico instead of China.
Because cross-ocean bulk shipping costs basically nothing these days, so you build wherever has more competent infrastructure, work culture, and whatever else you need. Having been to Mexico a few times and being in China right now, China's got a huge edge on Mexico in many, many areas.
Also, it's not communist here and hasn't been for a while, but that's another story for another time.
Yes but US companies built up that infrastructure by consistently contracting to China over the years instead of Mexico.
China could market to Europe, middle-east and Oceania - Mexico could have been China to the US.
China is most definitely ruled by the Communist Party - just because there is economic freedom doesn't mean there are other freedoms and we feed that power, just like we feed the oppression in the middle-east when we buy oil from there. We're 100% guilty considering there are other options.
Imagine the reductions in delivery cost and time if everything came from Mexico instead of China.