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they are just using Mexico as a way to get around tariffs and other trade restrictions. On paper it might say "Mexico" is the biggest trade partner for the US,

they are just using Mexico as a way to get around tariffs and other trade restrictions. On paper it might say "Mexico" is the biggest trade partner for the US, but the reality all the stuff is still coming from China with an extra hop to do final assembly in Mexico. China is doing the same thing with manufacturing in Vietnam, all the money still flows back to China in the end Mexico has none of the actual infrastructure or skilled workforce needed to be an actual manufacturing powerhouse that makes things from scratch

scarface74 3y ago
And Apple did the same thing when Cook prostrated himself before Trump pretending like “Macs were being manufactured in America” when it was actually only a few Mac Pros and they were doing final assembly here.
moneywoes 3y ago
What does the Vietnam hop enable, India?
mr90210 3y ago
> Mexico has none of the actual infrastructure or skilled workforce needed to be an actual manufacturing powerhouse Care to share your sources?
shp0ngle 3y ago
> China is doing the same thing with manufacturing in Vietnam, all the money still flows back to China in the end Eh they do a lot in Vietnam in reality. And yeah Chinese own a lot of these factories directly or indirectly, but a lot of the money (and the toxic fumes) stays in Vietnam.
lenkite 3y ago
"Mexico has none of the actual infrastructure or skilled workforce needed to be an actual manufacturing powerhouse that makes things from scratch" What people forget is that starting with assembly is one of the basic things needed to get a leg-in into ramping up into a manufacturing powerhouse.
vxNsr 3y ago
Isn't this how china got its start in tech in the 90s? all the "smart" people were in US/western countries and they just used china as a final assembly spot. but in doing so gave china the access to all the cool stuff, which they used to learn about it and build it themselves.

scarface74 3y ago

And Apple did the same thing when Cook prostrated himself before Trump pretending like “Macs were being manufactured in America” when it was actually only a few Mac Pros and they were doing final assembly here.

moneywoes 3y ago

What does the Vietnam hop enable, India?

mr90210 3y ago

> Mexico has none of the actual infrastructure or skilled workforce needed to be an actual manufacturing powerhouse Care to share your sources?

shp0ngle 3y ago

> China is doing the same thing with manufacturing in Vietnam, all the money still flows back to China in the end Eh they do a lot in Vietnam in reality. And yeah Chinese own a lot of these factories directly or indirectly, but a lot of the money (and the toxic fumes) stays in Vietnam.

lenkite 3y ago

"Mexico has none of the actual infrastructure or skilled workforce needed to be an actual manufacturing powerhouse that makes things from scratch" What people forget is that starting with assembly is one of the basic things needed to get a leg-in into ramping up into a manufacturing powerhouse.

vxNsr 3y ago

Isn't this how china got its start in tech in the 90s? all the "smart" people were in US/western countries and they just used china as a final assembly spot. but in doing so gave china the access to all the cool stuff, which they used to learn about it and build it themselves.