For Manufacturers in China, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

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“You can’t just shift your business to Vietnam and expect to find what you’re looking for.” Manufacturers struggle to find an alternative to China.

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam—With the U.S. and China tangled in a nasty trade fight, this should be Vietnam’s time to shine. Instead, it is becoming increasingly clear that it will be years, if ever, before this Southeast Asian nation and other aspiring manufacturing destinations are ready to replace China as the world’s factory floor.

The specialized supply chains that made China a production powerhouse for smartphones and aluminum ladders and vacuum cleaners and dining tables are nowhere near as developed in Vietnam. Factories...

 

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Interesting because China already shifted their labor to Vietnam. So Vietnam is pretty saturated and not as cost effective. So next city...

I thought MAGA is about bringing jobs back to the US, not shuffling them around in Asia. Why bother? Why not just stay with the tried and true China?

Bring your manufacturing back to the USA

Remember when it was 'impossible' for US manufacturers to just up and move to China? Lol how'd that work out.

Try U.S. or Canada

Stick to China and just do the final assembly ie packaging in Vietnam.

The child slave labor market is in a rough spot these days *sigh*

Mexico A Central America Enterprise Zone is long overdue. BiCoastal Countries and inexpensive direct route shipping by sea.

YES you can!!! It might take a little time, but all will be better off in the end. In order to make an omelet, you have to break a couple of eggs. This is what the liberals fail to understand. They screwed all this up, and now are complaining at having any struggles to fix it.

The stable genius is mentally ill, realDonaldTrump a liar and ruining this country -the GOPChairwoman keeps tweeting lies and propaganda about his “accomplishments”

The US is available, btw 🙄

You can't leave your mistresses and bastards behind, right,

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