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The China of the Americas

China undoubtedly is becoming the world's manufacturing Mecca. Everything from T-shirts to calculators, PC boards to Christmas ornaments now carry a "Made in China" tag. Other countries simply haven't been able to compete with China on cost. Consider Mexico, for example. In 2003, it lost over 200 manufacturing companies to China, despite the fact it takes products 45 days to arrive in stores from overseas versus a week or less from Mexico. But there is an alternative to sourcing from China. Central
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