Fwd: Manufacturing being removed from China and relocated to Latin America

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From: James Donald <tiare.taporo3@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 at 13:23
Subject: Manufacturing being removed from China and relocated to Latin America
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Hi to all,

We have just heard the best news we've heard in a long while. Just hope it's even partially true.

On NTD News today part of their total news coverage mentioned that there have been on-going negotiations in Washington DC between the Colombian Ambassador and others and the US Government regarding the inevitable US de-coupling from China and a firm proposal to establish at least part of that de-coupled manufacturing to Latin America, which is right on the doorstep of N America, We have been going on about this for months now to anyone who would listen, and with any luck the proposal shows promising signs of eventuating.

It is called "Back to the Americas" and Colombia has been selected to play a "pioneering role".

Makes eminent sense given that Colombia already has a manufacturing tradition as well as still having a substantial manufacturing base. Much of that manufacturing in the past involved the textile trade - mainly centred on Medellin. There is still some of that activity left here and we always try to buy "hecho en Colombia" labelled clothes when we can. But it could come back with a vengeance. And a big labour force from Venezuela. Colombia also has 3 ports on its Caribbean coast which are no further from the southern US than Auckland is from Sydney.

Labour costs in particular are cheaper than in the US and, while maybe a little dearer than China still, that will change on a comparative basis as China's population rapidly ages. China has a real demographic problem with its aging population.

It would be a huge boon to the Colombian economy and we just hope that this exciting news  turns into reality.

With best wishes from us in Medellin and let's hope that there is a rapid end to the Chinese Virus unleashed upon the world by Communist China.

Jim and Jean

Medellin

Colombia

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