Strong evidence indeed that Chinese workers (at
least in the coastal provinces) are now
approaching Western rates of pay at a fast pace.
If history is any guide we ain't seen nothin'
yet. Japan and South Korea both went through
periods when battles involving tens of thousands used to happen in the streets.
Keith
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