Managing the Dragon has an interesting and provocative post on off-shoring of production by a Chinese state-owned textile manufacturer. Anecdotally, I’ve heard that this is a growing phenomenon, but it’s interesting to read an account from somebody directly involved with it:
The manager I spoke with had no reservations about the off-shoring. As he saw it, by shipping apparel jobs overseas, he was helping, not harming the Chinese worker. As he put it, “Off-shoring is good for China. Think about it, textiles used to be the number one export industry for China, but today electronics have surpassed textiles. That’s good for Chinese workers because they can make more money manufacturing electronics.”