Your last two paragraphs are bang on the money. Manufacturing is moving to Vietnam because it is politically, economically and militarily weak enough that it c

Your last two paragraphs are bang on the money. Manufacturing is moving to Vietnam because it is politically, economically and militarily weak enough that it can easily be bullied into compliance/submission by the US in case it ever decides to go rogue and threaten US investments, or have the audacity to spin it's own domestic champions to compete with US players. China was also like that 30 years ago but has now become strong and influential enough that it can not longer be bullied into just being the submissive sweatshop of the world it once was. I recommend you watch the video that aged like fine wine: 'Meet King Joe - 1949 - Cold War Era American Propaganda Cartoon': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-6YQQ779YM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-6YQQ779YM