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PaulKeeble ◴[] No.43692896[source]
Its the integration and overall combined effect of the entire industrial pipeline that makes China so incredible. It processes all the raw materials and the recycling/reuse of off cuts through every possible way to turn those raw materials into components and then into goods with very little need for import from other countries. Its the complete system for a huge variety of goods.

To compete with that the entire pipeline from raw materials through components and final product needs to be reproduced and its taken China 40+ years to build up to this capacity and capability.

I think its something more countries should consider and do for certain pipelines but we are in a world with vast international trade and the winner(cheapest) takes most of the trade so whatever it is needs to be worth while within country.

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gjsman-1000 ◴[] No.43693075[source]
And if China invades Taiwan, which they have said for decades they will do (we just don’t like to believe them), what then?

Do we sacrifice a democracy for the dollar? If not, is our economy annihilated? We have no credible alternative to reshoring for this reason alone.

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1. cratermoon ◴[] No.43693719[source]
> Do we sacrifice a democracy for the dollar?

I've got some bad news for you.