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airstrike04/03/20251 replyview on HN

That has no bearing on my point. US companies purposefully outsourced to China


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pydry04/03/2025

...in part because fierce domestic competition within China drove quality up and prices down and in part because of Chinese protectionism.

These days Chinese protectionism is not necessary to keep the offshoring train running and only American protectionism will arrest it.

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