Isn't that happening? I thought there was a story a couple of weeks ago about a company the makes missile guidance systems moving to China.
The issues in this article, which are applicable to every company buying from China, are the reason I opposed China getting "Most Favored Nation" trade status. I'm in favor of free trade, as long as it's free both ways with no government involvement in the business economy. That's clearly not true in China - the most egregious 'employers' are companies that are 'owned' by the party members and are protected by the state.
I read recently where China has (or is about to have) laws that any company that partners with a Chinese company for production essentially gives the intellectual rights to the manufacturing process to the Chinese partner. Why would our companies even agree to partner under those conditions? I can see the companies that were already there before this rule was imposed having trouble bailing out, but new companies agreeing? I don't understand!
I don't know anything about a missle guidance system moving to China but it wouldn't surprise me.
I do believe that some military boots and cheaper military items are being made in China.
This what worries me. I work in a large machine shop which makes parts for the F-15, F-18, C-17, F-22, and Apache helicoptor. I'm about the average age for a machinist there (45) and many of us are looking at retirement withine 10 years and I don't see many younger machinist or other support personal coming up behind us to take over. With all other machining work going overseas, the pool of machinist will drop because nobody will want to go into that field. My worry is that in about 15 years, we won't be able to produce our own weapons because hardly anyone will be around who knows how to mill or turn metal. And if we get into a war with a 1st rate enemy like China, well all bets would be off who would be the victor.
Those new black berets that the military wears now were made in China.