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Ask HN: What would it take to build a US version of the Shenzhen ecosystem?
- samfisher83 8y agoIt was kind of there in Detroit for a while. Raw materials came in cars came out. It used to be super vertically integrated.
- SamReidHughes 8y agoYou need some path that takes us on that course. War or cutting off trade with China would help force the issue. I suppose mass immigration of talent from China could help. Some discussion of attempts to on-shore production is given here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19008032 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19008032
- yayr 8y agocheap technically skilled labour, massive consumption power