Comments on: Taming the Dragon – The Manufacturing Apocalypse

By: Kalie Andre

Kalie Andre — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:48:56 +0000

Like others have said cool photographs and cool article. I wish you wouldn’t make them so long it’s like a mission to read though

two thumbs up

By: Syed Massaka

Syed Massaka — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:27 +0000

I’m goin to China soon yey yey yeyyha!

By: Layla Tech

Layla Tech — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:53:03 +0000

Agree with Erin the images are beautiful and the dragons are just plain funny hehe!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:07:12 +0000

Yeah Mat I definitely agree with you in regards to advanced manufacturing, China is definitely behind in this area. Your comment is great and much appreciated!

By: Mat K

Mat K — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:16:10 +0000

Good article, though I’d just like to add a couple of points that I think are important to keep in mind when discussing China. China has significant internal problems, and its current ruling structure is unsustainable. As for their manufacturing quality, it does lag behind quite significantly from Western European and American competitors; China still has to import advanced weapon systems from Russia (it simply lacks the knowledge to produce them itself), for example. This may not be very apparent in a lot of consumer level products, but for high tech manufacturing and chemicals, most conservative estimates put them at least a decade behind the West. They are even further behind in the sciences, with a draconian academic environment that perversely rewards obedience.
In my opinion, I would also suggest leveraging the high tech nature of bleeding edge research and scientific development as an avenue to compete with Chinese industry- this has been proven throughout human history as perhaps the most effective means of dominating an adversary, and in this case all the cards are in the West’s deck.

By: Alexia-jose

Alexia-jose — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:17:37 +0000

I love China, I think they should be embraced and definitely not seen as an enemy. So many westerners think China is evil but they are not, you just have to meet the people to make a real judgement.

By: Ismal Rommand

Ismal Rommand — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:26:19 +0000

the statistics about china’s manufacturing labor force are truly staggering. The size of manufacturing workers almost doubles my countries population

By: admin

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:23:51 +0000

Thanks Erin for the kind comment!

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:01:32 +0000

beautiful pictures, beautiful article

By: Morris Nash

Morris Nash — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:15:58 +0000

I just wish there was an easier way to compete with China. I work for a bag design business in Vermont and we are part design, part manufacturing and we have struggled so much on the manufacturing side of things to a point where the plant will likely close or the manufacturers will loose their jobs to China