Now, when you go to the mall to buy a pair of Nike or Adidas sneakers, you will find that its origin is not "Made in China", but "made in Indonesia" or "made in Vietnam". Because Chinese labor costs increased dramatically in recent years, including Adidas, Nike, and some labor-intensive industries is gradually withdrawn Chinese, but accompanied by the low-end manufacturing home, some high-end manufacturing is embraced Chinese for example, Boeing will set up its first overseas factory in Chinese, after you take the Boeing airplane travel, the plane is likely to be "Made in China"; you use Apple products from "made in China" into "made by China".
Because wage growth is too fast, some of the cost of labor is extremely sensitive to international companies began to shift production to other areas, the absolute lower wages, wage growth is slower, and the age structure of the population younger southeast and South Asian countries, they become the ideal place to. Nike annual report shows that in 2001, China's footwear industry accounted for about 40% of the footwear industry, ranking the first in the world, which dropped to 36% in 2005, and then dropped to 34% in 2010. In contrast, Nike in Southeast Asian countries, Vietnam production has continued from 2001 13% to stride forward singing militant songs, in 2010 37%, China replaced the first position.
In 2012, Adidas closed its last affiliated factory in China -- a wholly owned subsidiary of Suzhou Industrial Park, and gradually terminated the cooperation with the factory on the basis of the OEM agreement. In September 21st this year, the reporter visited the factory is located in Maxwell Dongji Industrial Park in Whampoa District of Guangzhou city learned that Maxwell factory in Guangzhou since 2017 are no longer in production. In addition to the impact of human cost, technological upgrading has a profound impact on China's manufacturing industry. For example, Adidas has decided to move the manufacturing industry back to Germany, because 3D printing technology, intelligent factory and other means have been able to significantly reduce the cost of clothing industry and reduce the dependence on workers.
At the beginning of 2013, President Obama publicly expressed the importance of restoring the manufacturing base for the future growth of the United States. In June 20th of this year, Obama announced that it will set up an advanced manufacturing center dedicated to the research of smart sensors and other technologies in Losangeles, so as to help us manufacturing industry reduce production costs and energy consumption, and improve production efficiency and competitiveness. At the end of 2015, shows that the U.S. consulting firm in Boston a survey, at least $1 billion in annual income of the enterprises surveyed, 31% said the most likely manufacturing activity in the United States in 5 years, higher than the 26% two years ago; only 20% will choose China, 30% lower than the previous level.
In October 18th, Zhang Renhe, a vice president of China's operation and business development of Boeing civil aircraft group, said in Beijing that Boeing and its Chinese partners are working out the final business agreement, and plan to announce the 737 completion and delivery center facility location in the near future, Ian Chang.
Now, Boeing 737 in Seattle's factory for assembly and delivery, the current productivity is 42, in the future will be raised to 57. But Boeing has never been completed or delivered in any country outside the United States or even outside Seattle. In China's completion and delivery center, Boeing plans to deliver 8 to 10 aircraft per month, with an annual delivery volume of about 100. Previously, Zhejiang Zhoushan, Tianjin, Xi'an and other Shaanxi, Xi'an, all the news of the Boeing factory is coming to the ground. For example, "the major construction projects of Zhejiang province in 13th Five-Year" plan "is mentioned, the Boeing Asia Pacific delivery center project will be built in Zhoushan.