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Chinese Labor Isn't Just Cheaper; It’s Better. We Need to Fix That.

Molson Hart · 25 Dec 2025 · molsonhart.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Cheap labour is not the real reason the world's goods are made in China.

    Their wordsYes, the labor is cheaper, but that’s not really why.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Human workers will still be doing manufacturing alongside the machines for decades, so robots and AI will not settle the question of where things get made.

    Their wordsEven so, the flexible adaptable human will be working in manufacturing (alongside machines) for decades to come.
    Interesting

  3. Our reading

    Chinese factory workers are more motivated than American ones because what they want has been getting cheaper against their wages while American housing has not.

    Their wordsBetween 2015 and 2025 US manufacturing wages rose 40%, while the cost of purchasing a home rose 93%.
    Interesting

  4. Our reading

    Rebuilding American manufacturing is a decades-long educational and cultural project, not something tariffs can do.

    Their wordsAmerica needs an educational and cultural transformation to compete with China and reverse the decline in living standards that Americans have suffered over decades.
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