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China is a great manufacturing center, but it's actually mostly an assembly plant. So it assembles parts and components, high technology that comes from the surrounding industrial - more advanced industrial centers - Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, the United States, Europe - and it basically assembles them.
Interpretation
What this quote means
China's manufacturing is primarily focused on assembling high-tech components from other advanced countries.
Noam Chomsky highlights the role of China in the global manufacturing landscape, indicating that while China is recognized as a significant manufacturing hub, much of its output is centered around assembling parts and components sourced from more advanced industrial nations. This observation underscores the complex interdependencies in global trade and technological advancement.
Themes
ChinaManufacturingAssemblyTechnologyGlobal Trade
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about global supply chains, one could use this quote to highlight the role of China.
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