Posted by MarkB_MI on April 06, 2015 at 02:48:03 from (70.194.11.146):
In Reply to: Weird Job Offer posted by John in La on April 05, 2015 at 11:29:58:
If there are "traitors" in the trade war with China, it is surely the corporate managers who have gleefully shipped production to China over the past thirty years. They did it not for the long-term health of their companies, but for short-term personal gain. In industry after industry, the Chinese strategy has been the same: Entice US companies to move production using cheap labor as bait, extract as much knowledge as possible from those companies, then cut out the US partner and go direct to the retailers. I suggest you read "Factory Man" by Beth Macy.
I think every American should spend some time working overseas. I worked half a year in Egypt, and it really changed my perspective on a lot of things. And I don't believe you get the same benefit as a member of the military or someone living in an expatriate compound as you do working and living among the locals. A military base or compound is, after all, a miniature America.
I've been fortunate enough to have made two business trips to China. I can say I thoroughly enjoyed both trips, and if I had an opportunity to work for a couple of years in China I think I would go for it.
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