The book The World Is Flat is great. I've read it both in English and in Chinese. It describes a brief history of the twenty-first century. Now the earth becomes a village. People share large information faster and faster. The computers, cell phones, internet changes the way people behave in.
The high competition pushes people to find cheap resource to make products in order to decrease cost. As we all know, now companies go globally. They arrange their factories at developing countries. There, labor cost is lower than developed countries. Made in China is one of the most recognizable labels in the world today due to the large manufacturing industry of rapidly developing China. The country is the largest exporter in the world and the made in china label can be seen on a huge range of goods from clothing to electronics.Outsourcing is another result. As I know, many American computer companies move their computer programs to India, mainland China and Taiwan.
By the way, Expo 2010 will be held in the city of Shanghai, China from May 1 to October 31, 2010. Welcome to Shanghai! In the United State pavilion, American people give hot dogs to represent US catering culture.How interesting it is!
It is undeniable that the made in China label is one of the most recognized in the world. Most manufactured good have at least one component made in China. I find the impact of cheap labor and numerous resources in China to be a mixed blessing. This greatly increases the standard of living for the people of China, as well as provides affordable products to people all over the world. However, this is done at the cost of the destruction of Chinas natural resources. It is in the opening phase of this process in China. To see the problems this process can bring just look at the United States, we have depleted most of our natural resources, and now are heavily reliant on other countries to provide us with imports, that we then dump as trash in other countries. This is an unsustainable practice, and one that I hope China can learn not to practice when they begin to spend the massive reserves of currency that they have been building up. I also find problems with the undervalued currency that the Chinese government keeps artificially low in order to promote the cheap exports they currently produce. I personally try to stay clear of Chinese products as much as I can simply for the issue of quality. Yet as the author of this article correctly stated almost everything is "Made In China".
ReplyDeleteeveryday i look at a product and atleast see one "made in china" label and i agree that it is the most recognized label in the world. From the book the world is flat, i believe Thomas Friedman explains why something like this is so recognized as it is. I have never read the book myself but after discussing it in class and researching it, i found that it looks very interesting and would be a good read, i will have to check it out when i get some time.
ReplyDeleteMade in China is the most recognized label because of their incredibly large labor force, cheap labor force, and desire to become the world's most dominant industrial power. China's large population contributes to their potential to become a far greater economic power than the U.S. Although China does not have the abundant natural resources that the U.S. has, the country creates new alternatives to help thrive. The people of China also have a great sense of pride, an attribute that U.S. citizens lost a long time ago. Here in the U.S. we are concerned about quantity and price, QUALITY is a business attribute that was forgotten long ago. China has banked for years on the U.S.'s need for cheap products. China is able to create extremely cheap products at a cheap cost and sell them to the U.S. for a profit.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder all anyone sees is a "Made in China" label. We're the ones who brought it here.
I agree with spencer. Us American workers will not work for the same amount the chinese people do and that's why our product is more expensive. China's Labor force is very cheap and also powerful. they are just dominating and I don't think there is a way to stop it, unless we stop buying Chinese products.
ReplyDeletei disagree with Sameer and Spencer a little, American quality wasnt lost, just moved down the totem pole of importance a notch or two, just below price, and speed. I do agree that made in china is very widely known, but products still come from all over...particularly specialty products/services.
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