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I think the bigger issue is that China faces labor competition on the lower end of the unskilled market from South East Asia and India and is trying to enter th
by obblekk 11y ago
I think the bigger issue is that China faces labor competition on the lower end of the unskilled market from South East Asia and India and is trying to enter the lower end of the skilled labor market but finding out that the Americans, Europeans, and Israelis are fairly competitive.
I'm generalizing and neither list of countries is exhaustive.
- jcoffland 11y agoChina is miles ahead of South East Asia and much of India. Chinese tourists go to places like Vietnam and are seen as wealthy and sophisticated by the locals. From the Western perspective it may seem like China, SEA and India are on a level playing field but that is far from the truth.
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoBangkok is a much more cosmopolitan city than Beijing or even Shanghai. I get the feeling that Thailand is a bit richer than China per capita. That's about it though.
- dh997 11y agoBeijing takes the cake for both craziest bus drivers and bicyclists, beating Hanoi and Davis, CA.
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoThis is so true. No matter what city I go to (Manila? Bangkok? Delhi? Kunming? Changsha?), it never feels as bad as home.