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Hardware Manufacturing in China's 'Hot Zone'

Posted by michael on from the slave-labor-makes-everything-cheap dept.

solferino writes "'Anything you can make for $100, we can make for $40,' Chen says, summing up his commercial philosophy. An interesting profile in Wired magazine of the computer hardware manufacturing 'hot zone', situated around the pearl river delta in mainland china, just outside Hong Kong. The factories are mostly financed and operated by Taiwanese business interests. The article looks at life and business in the city mainly from the point-of-view of these 'foreigners'."

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  1. Cheap crap? by Dwedit · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    'Anything you can make for $100, we can make for $40,'

    Sounds like crap that will fall apart at those prices...

  2. No Logo by why-is-it · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It is an interesting read, but a bit incomplete. While the author certainly indicated that the people who make these products are exploited, not a lot of space in the article was devoted to that issue. In Naomi Klein's book No Logo, the author describes the working conditions, and wages the workers endure.

    You can also check out the website for more info.

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  3. Re:Can you say "exploitation"? by Matey-O · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    John Katz! Is that you? :P

    (waiting out the 20 second timer)

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  4. Re:Probably not news to most of us by sharkey · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    In 1975, how many people would rather take a sturdy, well-engineered Chevrolet than a quickly-slapped-together Honda?

    It's 2002, and I still feel the same way. Hell, I'd rather PUSH my Chevy than drive in a rice-burner.

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