This seems largely true. I do wonder about "The west has the better part of a century's worth of catching up to do in know-how.". Does this truly extend to the

This seems largely true. I do wonder about "The west has the better part of a century's worth of catching up to do in know-how.". Does this truly extend to the West? Manufacturing in Germany seems alive and very healthy for more advanced products. Not sure about other European countries. I also understand that Mexico actually is very good for high value-add manufacturing.