>Some might ask; well if this is the case, can we move production (back) to the US? The answer is no. Says who? Addidas is moving its robot factory into German

>Some might ask; well if this is the case, can we move production (back) to the US? The answer is no. Says who? Addidas is moving its robot factory into Germany and the US. The perceive benefit you see from China doesn't exist once we have proper automation. http://fortune.com/2016/05/25/adidas-robot-speedfactories/ http://fortune.com/2016/05/25/adidas-robot-speedfactories/ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/25/adidas-to-sell-robot-made-shoes-from-2017 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/25/adidas-to-sell-... >Try sourcing a new chip in the states and then try over there. Fabs are different because western nations have strict environmental laws. China's big benefit with fabs is its willingness to pollute its lands and poison its people for us. This is a negative all around and the sooner we get fabs out of China and into environmentally responsible countries and using environmentally responsible methods the better.