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Is this an actual capacity issue or a case of 'China is big' though? Without knowing more context my instinct would be to assume that, all things being equal, C

Is this an actual capacity issue or a case of 'China is big' though? Without knowing more context my instinct would be to assume that, all things being equal, China's population size simply allows it to generate demand at a much greater scale than America can generate supply. Especially when, depending on your demographic, you're probably visiting America either for college, tourism, or birth tourism. None of these three situations are things that could easily be outsourced to Europe or bulk produced somewhere cheaper because they are largely cultural products of America.

jimhi 7y ago
Capacity from China and nearby countries to the USA is hard to get and very expensive right now. We are talking about cargo flights, not passenger ones. Domestic demand in China doesn't affect chartered flights that only fly internationally. I know what I'm talking about, I run a logistics in SE Asia - check out my profile :) I have also been shipping hundreds of thousands of masks for the last 6 weeks to Universities, Government agencies, and other businesses and have seen the capacity change since America realized this was serious.