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Those places are Vietnam and Africa, and it's already happening.

>>philip+(OP)
Vietnam and Africa are not their geopolitical rivals.

>>rmbyrr+S
Nor was China when the US began offshoring.

>>philip+(OP)
In VN, Chinese manufacturers tend to compete directly with SK and JP FDI, so the RoI isn't too hot, and Chinese manufacturers face the same hurdles American manufacturers faced when entering China (eg. Forced JVs, ToTs, etc)

>>alephn+B1
Too many acronyms!

>>rmbyrr+S
Vietnam and China have never been any more than allies of absolute convenience.

In fact, in one of the weirder turns of recent geopolitical history, the Vietnamese would prefer to be American allies over Chinese if forced to choose, and it's not even close.

[1]https://www.reddit.com/r/VietNam/comments/1c22j7l/vietnam_st...

>>alephn+B1
VN - Vietnam

SK - South Korea

JP - Japan

FDI - Foreign Direct Investment

RoI - Return on Investment

JV - Joint Venture

ToT - Transfer of Technology ?

>>dsnr+Sh
You two are funny. Looks a bit like good cop, bad cop.

Informative, though!

>>_nalpl+Ol
TMTLA - Too many three letter acronyms.

>>pogue+S1
IA into BS, BSDF LJL your AJS IoK. From NJBW Chinese UAU in BA PFF‽

>>alephn+B1
WAUTA?