Lik

稱中國為「世界工廠」全因在中國設廠成本平宜。當時人工一千塊以下人人還樂此不疲的幹，全因一千塊在那時還叫不俗。有賴這種低廉的成本，外資不斷的湧入，做就今日經濟成績，但同時帶來通漲。國民要求薪金能追上通漲，無可口非，但在商言商，外資在中國設廠成本不再低是自會另尋更低廉的地方。中國正處於經濟轉形的關口中，若再以世界工廠自居夸夸其談而不去考量自身轉形的本錢，中國只會走向死胡同。
MoiRhapsody 發表於 2010-5-29 00:37

For the time being and in the near future, China is still quite safe from foreign competition in terms of manufacturing. While it is true that salaries are rising, Chinese manufacturing continues to enjoy two things that are unique (for the moment) compared to other nearby countries:

1) Chinese workers are smart and highly skilled. New workers learn quickly, and the labour force is good at performing complicated assembling where worker skill level is important (electronics, detailed crafts, etc.). Nearby countries such as Vietnam, India, and Pakistan have yet to catch up to the same skill levels as China. But naturally, as time goes on, other countries will catch up to the same skill levels.

2) Chinese workers are extremely hard working. I strongly believe this is a cultural thing, and it may be more difficult for other countries to match China in this aspect. But the flip side of the coin is, the hard working attitudes of Chinese workers are destroying their own work-life balance, as evident by the Foxconn suicides. Hard working is certainly a good trait, but at the levels that Chinese factories force their workers to work at, they are often inhumane.

-Lik