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2010-06-01 China-Japan-Koreas

China's shift away from cheap labor hard on all

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Posted by gorb 2010-06-01 02:35|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 That last sentence should have been hilighted, not italicized.

Posted by gorb 2010-06-01 02:39|| 2010-06-01 02:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like the honeymoon is over.

Better pull out and head for Vietnam like the real wage scavengers, i.e. Nike.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-06-01 03:31|| 2010-06-01 03:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Mr. Wife says most manufacturers set up in China to sell to the Chinese, not to manufacture for Walmart customers in the U.S. There have been cheaper labour pools elsewhere for fifteen years.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-06-01 07:08|| 2010-06-01 07:08|| Front Page Top

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