Well, yes. It’s beside the point however. It’s now very expensive to make things in China, which is why manufacturing is starting to come back to the U.S., for example our good old Lincoln logs are now made here again. Yes, some will go to places like Vietnam, etc, and good luck with that.
Yes, manufacturing has become more mechanized but they make it sound like there’s going to be a small army of programmers in every factory. It just isn’t true. There won’t even be one.
Seriously? China is still going to be cheaper for the most part, even when looking at the total landed cost. There is no manufacturing rennaiscence like some claim. It just isn't there. With the Chinese economy in a slump, pricing is even likely to get better, at least in the short term.