Supply chain and business scalability expert Aaron Alpeter joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about Chinese manufacturing. How has China's economy grown so rapidly since the 80s? Which countries can compete with China on manufacturing costs and quality? How is Temu so cheap? What would be left if all Chinese-made goods suddenly disappeared? How long would it take for the US to be manufacturing independent from China? How are the average working conditions in China? Answers to these questions and many more await on Chinese Manufacturing Support.

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0:00 Chinese Manufacturing Support

0:13 How is Temu so cheap?

2:15 What would be left if all Chinese goods disappeared?

3:18 It’s the same factory

4:44 Chip Wars

5:48 How is (nearly) everything made in China?

7:14 Which countries can compete with China on manufacturing costs and quality?

9:50 Chinese EVs

11:22 Working contracts in China

12:04 Manufacturing medications in China

14:37 Chinese people avoid Chinese products?

15:08 Is “Made in the USA” a marketing gimmick?

16:47 Made in China 2025

17:49 9-to-5 or 996?

19:08 Copyright and patent laws

20:10 Dark Factories

21:04 American automobile manufacturing

21:41 What high tech goods does China manufacture 100% in China?

22:10 How long would it take for the US to be manufacturing independent from China?

22:52 So what happened to sweat shops?

23:18 Chinese influence in African nations

24:36 Moving manufacturing to Southeast Asian countries

25:35 How has China's economy grown so rapidly since 1980?

27:10 How are the average working conditions in China?

27:57 China’s aging population

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