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Wed May 14, 2025, 09:18 AM May 14

'Why China Laughs at the Idea of Americans Taking Their Manufacturing Jobs' [View all]



"A 'Make America Strong Again' banner hangs on the wall as rows upon rows of overweight workers assemble Nike sneakers; one lifts a burger up to his mouth as he eats while working, another rests his head on the sewing machine in front of him, barely able to keep his eyes open."

"It’s a caricature of U.S. manufacturing that Chinese netizens have been laughing at over the past week, as social media platforms have seen a wave of AI-generated videos portraying what some think it would look like for Americans to work in sweatshop-like textile factories and iPhone assembly lines more commonly associated with China."

https://time.com/7277920/china-manufacturing-us-trump-factory-workers-ai-videos-social-media/
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