Correct - I was implying that their loose restrictions are enabling them to act quickly - but we all know there will be consequences, as their rivers are already showing.
I do think their rising median income will affect their production abilities but I don’t think that’s going to help American manufacturing. Instead, I think we’ll continue to see more stuff coming from Vietnam, Taiwan and Eastern Europe as they begin to compete with China.
I think only our support and buying habits (here in the US) will help American manufacturing - and from the consumer research we routinely conduct I’m only seeing a slight upward tick regarding the importance of ‘Made in America’. Ironically, Chinese consumers now value and strive to buy things ‘Made in America’ more than Americans, so US companies that have hard-to-duplicate products and services have a window of opportunity to establish sales channels there, since demand will only grow as their median income continues to rise.