Dear Commons Community,
There are many discussions going on in our academy and beyond regarding globalization, competition, and the future of our economy. In today’s NY Times there is a sobering article (see URL below) on how Applied Materials, one of America’s leading technological firms is building a major research center in Xian, China that will concentrate on solar energy production. Applied Materials’ vice president, Mark Pinto, who is also one of its chief research engineers, is moving his family to Beijing to head up this project. The article goes on to describe the plethora of students majoring in engineering in China and the fact that they can be hired for as little as $730 per month. I don’t know that we have a solution for this but we need to recognize the severity of the problem if not for ourselves than for our children and grandchildren.
Tony
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/business/global/18research.html?th&emc=th
Mark,
Yes China is a superpower and deservedly so with its manufacturing base but I think we should be more concerned when our high-technology firms move their research operations there.
Thanks for commenting on my blog.
Tony
changing times i guess anyway china’s a superpower now and will continue to increase her power in the decades to come.