This article by James Fallow beautifully describes how things are made in China and exported to the rest of the world. The author narrated his tour of the big Chinese city, Shenzhen, where entrepreneurs from all over the world come to buy Chinese products. The writer explains how Shenzhen is different from Shanghai, where only sophisticated people come for big business deals. In Shenzhen, people who are interested in opening small businesses come and buy products. He also described the working conditions of the factories and the way these factories work and export their products (Fallows). Chinese people are hardworking, they work in dangerous situations and do overtime, their performance is regularly checked, and many Chinese women after getting an education from America settles in China and establish their business. This is the reason for the industrial boom in China.
This article grabbed my attention when it strikingly described how easy it is for an innovative person to convert his idea into reality in China. It is also surprising that products like Laptops, cell phones, and computers are made and arranged in China so easily and quickly and the factors which contribute to making these Chinese products cheap. We always think that using advanced machines in factories is a sign of advancement, but the reality is that the use of machines instead of human labour limits the functioning of the factory. In China, human labor is used in factories to make and assemble the products, this way, as told by MR. In China, factories can make new and different products each day.
I think that the way China works is not only helping China become an advanced industrial nation but also aiding in overcoming a big social issue, unemployment, which is very common in the world. The use of the labour force results in high employment levels, which in turn can end many other social problems like poverty and street crimes. We should also adopt the same strategy.
Works Cited
Fallows, James. “China Makes, the World Takes.” Sociology of Globalization: Cultures, Economies, and Politics, 2012, p. 16.
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