[metalmayhem]

Hi,
in case you hadn't noticed manufacturing in China is in a death spiral. All sorts of companies are pulling out, China has become hostile to Western businesses.
That work is going to places like Vietnam and India when its not being 'bought home'.

I would say that its a good time for a person to be in the manufacturing trade, those skills are going to be sought after.

I would argue that once a youngster has five, eight or ten years solid work experience under his belt, then he would be well placed to undertake some sort of business own his own account.
Who knows, by then he may be married, and that changes the calculus bigtime!

Craig

I'd call it more of a hiccup than a death spiral . If you consider their level of manufacturing and export they don't really need the outside work anymore . They needed it at one point but they are beyond that now . The isles in most stores are covered with products made in china
I will give them credit for one thing , they took being exploited for their low labour costs and ran with it vs other countries that stayed poor the whole time .