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Sorry for the rant, but I've seen firsthand how this works. If companies would automate their factories here there wouldn't be a big need to build in China.
Wouldn't it take automation [b]and low wages to match the Asian market? [/b]
No, the factories (most any) are not automated. They pay such a low wage, labor is cheaper than investing in automation. Not only that, but what are you going to do with a Billion people.

I work in manufacturing now, I just put into place an automation cell that will pay for itself in 1.1 years. We did go from 3 operators to one but at least that one was in the US not China.