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napi21

(45,806 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 06:10 AM Feb 2015

A little more time might cure our woes of outsourcing to China!

American businesses also complained of receiving a chilly welcome in the world's second-largest economy. Forty-seven percent of respondents said they felt less welcome in China than before, and only 10% said they felt more at home. Another 43% said they detected no change.

Protectionism is another worry. Fifty-five percent of respondents said they believe foreign firms were being singled out in recent enforcement campaigns, making many of them less likely to invest in China.

Still, businesses remain upbeat about their short-term plans in the country. Seven out of 10 companies said they were optimistic about the next two years, especially when it comes to service industry growth.

The annual survey results are based on responses from 477 of the chamber's members.

Related: Air pollution cuts life expectancy by 5.5 years in China

http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/11/news/china-foreign-executives-pollution/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_latest+%28Latest+News%29

I know they could more to some other third world country, but the skilled workforce wouldn't be there in most of them. Yea we'll see, but it sounds positive to me.

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A little more time might cure our woes of outsourcing to China! (Original Post) napi21 Feb 2015 OP
Oh, I took that to mean that there isn't much left to outsource, and the TTP will mop up djean111 Feb 2015 #1
It's not the skillset of the workers they are talking about. It's the leadership. napi21 Feb 2015 #2
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. Oh, I took that to mean that there isn't much left to outsource, and the TTP will mop up
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 06:43 AM
Feb 2015

the remainders.
Don't worry about skill-sets in other countries. Skill-sets are not all that valued any more.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
2. It's not the skillset of the workers they are talking about. It's the leadership.
Thu Feb 12, 2015, 10:43 PM
Feb 2015

Seems the American companies want an American to run the show, and lots of them are no longer willing to go to China, or stay there, because of the pollution.

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