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[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

While they are subsidised, the Chinese are really good at low cost manufacturing. It’s not the cheap labour anymore but factory automation and robotics. They really outclass anyone else.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 8 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

the Chinese are really good at low cost manufacturing

They're not "good" at it, they just have no minimum wage and no semblance of annoying things like worker protections or unions to be concerned with.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

like worker protections or unions

That's just patently false. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-China_Federation_of_Trade_Unions

It is the largest trade union in the world with 302 million members in 1,713,000 primary trade union organizations.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 4 points 18 hours ago

Like all things in China, this is owned by the government, making it pointless.