好久没有在论坛发贴了，发一篇老博客文章。（http://danielyoung.blog.sohu.com/166833910.html）
When you go shopping in Walmart in US, it is not surprising if most of your purchased items are made in China. However, does it imply that China is officially the world's factory? Probably not.

   Americans make more “stuff’’ than any other nation on earth, and by a wide margin. According to the United Nations’ comprehensive database of international economic data, America’s manufacturing output in 2009 (expressed in constant 2005 dollars) was $2.15 trillion. That surpassed China’s output of $1.48 trillion by nearly 46 percent. China’s industries may be booming, but the United States still accounted for 20 percent of the world’s manufacturing output in 2009 — only a hair below its 1990 share of 21 percent.
(http://www.boston.com/bostonglob ... 06/made_in_the_usa/)
It is important to get the facts straight, before we take pride in any claim. Two other things should be kept in mind.
1. Chinese export does seem to undergo a process of upgrading.
2. Cheap labor in countries like Vietnam and Indonesia makes their labor-intensive products very competitive.