>In my view a good chunk of manufacturing needs to return to allied nations I'm pretty sure this idea has now dawned on western elites, although probably 5-7 y

>In my view a good chunk of manufacturing needs to return to allied nations I'm pretty sure this idea has now dawned on western elites, although probably 5-7 years too late. It takes decades to build up an industrial base from nothing. It's not even the literal presence of factories it's the skills base and the network of relationships and trust that enables a machine like shenzhen to run. We can certainly build it quicker than it took China (3 decades) but probably not quick enough to be ready for the next world war.