Chinese Military,Political and Social Superthread

[Kirkhill]

Every. Single. Day.

With some success.

And in the various businesses I am involved with (risk and security management, drones, robotics, AI, additive manufacturing, and bio-sense) removing any hint of China in the supply chain is a key element of our resilience strategies, and given the national security aspect of all of them, it is just good business to do so

Fair.

The problem that I find as a consumer of conventional goods is that it requires a level of effort that was not necessary previously. I am a buyer, not a shopper. If I have a need my tendency is to fill my need as expeditoiusly as possible. That usually means grabbing the first thing that works for me.

Having said that Chinese cars are not on my shopping list.

 

[Eaglelord17]

Have you tried to buy anything that isn't made in China?

Thats my ‘million dollar idea’.

A fair trade version of Amazon/walmart/whatever which lists the countries of origin and makes sure the products sold are at a set standard (i.e. environmental protections used in manufacturing, no slave labour, reasonably paid workforce, etc.).

Unfortunately it shall not happen from me because if it was a success it would be copied and stolen by a entity much larger and more powerful than me.

 

[HavokFour]

Usually a lot of the media focus on critical minerals is on the rocks.

Helium, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon all fall under the same umbrella of critical too.

China temporarily bans helium exports as US-Iran tensions flare again

China announced a temporary export ban on helium on Friday, effective immediately, as the resumption of military conflict in the Middle ‌East threatens to trigger new shortages of the gas critical for chip manufacturing.

www.reuters.com

 

[ytz]

Thats my ‘million dollar idea’.

A fair trade version of Amazon/walmart/whatever which lists the countries of origin and makes sure the products sold are at a set standard (i.e. environmental protections used in manufacturing, no slave labour, reasonably paid workforce, etc.).

What if we made a deal with a bunch of friendly countries that included human rights, labour and environmental standards?

It's too bad both the far right and far left went after this:

Trans-Pacific Partnership - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Would have provided a nice framework to freindshore away from China. Now the US is out and China has applied to join.

 

[daftandbarmy]

What if we made a deal with a bunch of friendly countries that included human rights, labour and environmental standards?

It's too bad both the far right and far left went after this:

Trans-Pacific Partnership - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Would have provided a nice framework to freindshore away from China. Now the US is out and China has applied to join.

Because low profit margins and high overhead costs will drive you out of business, and the West has no dictatorships that can turn their economy on a dime, Mr. Ethical Cockeyed Optimist

Viz:

A wake-up call for Western product strategies​

Chinese companies are redefining the rules of industrial competition. Their advantage is no longer limited to cost: across sectors, they have compressed product-development cycles from years into months while sustaining a cost edge of 20 to 30 percent. This combination has set a new global benchmark, leaving Western manufacturers exposed to a disruptive performance gap. Chinese competitors are now entering European and US markets with high-quality products and increasingly local value chains, including R&D and production. Western firms still lead in quality, trust and breakthrough innovation, but these strengths are under growing pressure as the cost and speed gap widens. We examine how China has shifted the competitive dynamic – and what Western industry must do to close the gap.

China’s cost and speed advantage

China’s speed and cost advantage are reshaping industrial competitiveness. Learn how Western manufacturers can close time-to-market gaps and defend innovation.

www.rolandberger.com