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Supply chain and business scalability expert Aaron Alpeter joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about Chinese manufacturing, like why so much is manufactured in China. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter ►►…

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  1. @Johan_MC-f4r

    February 26, 2026 at 1:46 pm

    Usa should make the next iphone 18 pro max

  2. @Johan_MC-f4r

    February 26, 2026 at 1:47 pm

    that is crazy

  3. @Minecraft-mcj75

    February 26, 2026 at 1:47 pm

    that is crazy

  4. @พงศกร.สีเลิศ

    February 26, 2026 at 1:53 pm

    ขอสั่งจีนเพิ่มนิวเครียลูกจิ๋วสักล้านลูก🎉

  5. @Audiogeek-kf2ez

    February 26, 2026 at 1:55 pm

    America FUBARED THEMSELVES. REAGAN KILLED THE Democratic REPUBLIC

    • @hectorg5809

      February 27, 2026 at 1:11 am

      The U.S. is not a democratic republic

  6. @mdunlapification

    February 26, 2026 at 2:12 pm

    Its because of cheap labor, you forgot to mention that part.

    • @Cirzaah

      February 26, 2026 at 2:19 pm

      That hasn’t been true in 20 years. You think 12 year olds are making iPhones?No. They are highly educated and skilled workers. The USA could never

    • @yizhang5455

      February 26, 2026 at 3:09 pm

      cheap is one but not the only part. they have highly educated, skilled worker with cheap price and high obedience. so the manufacture cost is amazingly low.

    • @Klaaism

      February 26, 2026 at 3:17 pm

      ​@CirzaahStill cheaper labor than making in say the USA.

    • @fin720s

      February 26, 2026 at 7:09 pm

      Labour is cheaper than other countries obviously but it’s the only reason since there are many countries with cheaper labour like India Bangladesh but they don’t have the resources and skilled workers

    • @fin720s

      February 26, 2026 at 7:09 pm

      Labour is cheaper than other countries obviously but it’s not the only reason since there are many countries with cheaper labour like India Bangladesh but they don’t have the resources and skilled workers

    • @yizhang5455

      February 26, 2026 at 7:32 pm

      @Klaaism not only cheaper and highly skilled, but they tend to follow orders, obey rules than people in many other countries.

  7. @AmandaReynolds-z2j

    February 26, 2026 at 2:17 pm

    I’m definitely subscribing after this.

    • @WinstonSmithGPT

      February 26, 2026 at 3:29 pm

      I can see how someone embarrassingly uneducated would mistake this as information.

    • @Anotherllife

      February 27, 2026 at 2:06 am

      @WinstonSmithGPTalmost as embarrassing as you replying to what is clearly a bot

    • @selmalovestodance

      February 27, 2026 at 4:37 pm

      @WinstonSmithGPTwow you are so cool that you know everything!!! You must also know what the Dunning Kruger effect means.

  8. @neuro.weaver

    February 26, 2026 at 2:40 pm

    Everything is now MADE IN CHINA because they are cheap but also of much lower quality immitations of the stuff we used to have, in order for the goyim not to notice the inflation-theft of our money.

  9. @Klaaism

    February 26, 2026 at 3:15 pm

    It’s cause we wanted cheaper manufacturing, and China was willing to provide it. Now China has probably a third of global manufacturing. It’s interesting though that labor costs are rising in China so surrounding countries are looking to grab some share. Overall the rising Chinese middle class will make for some interesting potential IMHO.

    • @yizhang5455

      February 26, 2026 at 7:34 pm

      it’s pretty hard since the middle class in China now is shrinking.

    • @chantelle1691

      March 4, 2026 at 6:52 am

      @yizhang5455 still larger than the collapsing population of Japan

    • @chantelle1691

      March 4, 2026 at 6:52 am

      @yizhang5455 scale matters

  10. @Mewzyc

    February 26, 2026 at 4:54 pm

    Even ppl are made in china

    • @sussybaka6889

      February 28, 2026 at 10:29 pm

      Its called vachina for a reason

    • @emanwireless3224

      April 29, 2026 at 8:41 pm

      Then why can’t i speak Chinese

    • @sussybaka6889

      April 29, 2026 at 8:44 pm

      @emanwireless3224because u dont get good vachina

  11. @MatthewWang-Yuyouweimen

    February 26, 2026 at 9:02 pm

    Yeah right Shenzhen is because of Apple. 😂

  12. @remfan170

    February 27, 2026 at 2:10 am

    youre talking like china didnt just copy the us. western ny was the manufacturing of technology. but they have cheap labor, no unions, no real environmental regulations. china is the us in 1905

    • @Iwish_Beechwood

      February 27, 2026 at 10:24 am

      US manufacturers made the deal to share their manufacturing info with Chinese companies. They didn’t copy anything.

    • @remfan170

      February 27, 2026 at 10:29 am

      @Iwish_Beechwood yeah, China never engaged in corporate espionage

  13. @Landstreicher48

    February 27, 2026 at 6:10 am

    He said Pizza!

  14. @AuralArms

    February 27, 2026 at 8:34 am

    That’s not how you pronounce Shenzhen

    • @vlotty9

      March 4, 2026 at 11:32 am

      It’s close enough

  15. @yokusaimaru

    February 27, 2026 at 8:36 am

    indonesia mentioned
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    • @meepmorpzerp

      March 3, 2026 at 1:49 pm

      shut up

  16. @CaptJABRONIE

    February 27, 2026 at 8:53 am

    Not paying your workers and working them so hard they take their own lives so frequently you need to install “suicide nets” play significant rolls as well here

  17. @bobwatson957

    February 27, 2026 at 10:39 am

    NAFTA. Not china built them. The USA built them by transferring us companies across there.

  18. @streetman6661

    February 27, 2026 at 2:05 pm

    Was Apple ever in Shenzhen?

    • @saltynutzz

      March 3, 2026 at 1:49 pm

      Yes

  19. @ericmolnar4387

    February 27, 2026 at 7:08 pm

    It’s the new Japan remember daaahhhh 😂

  20. @mrslcom

    February 28, 2026 at 2:57 pm

    China leads the world in economy of scale and specialized labor. Tim Cook once said, “You could gather all the design engineers in the US and it would fill a large room. In China would fill an entire football stadium.”

  21. @verosdes

    March 1, 2026 at 7:25 pm

    “Manufacturing systems” not “Ecosystems”.

  22. @BenDjinn

    March 2, 2026 at 12:24 am

    Child labor and uyghur slaves

  23. @LootableCorpse

    March 2, 2026 at 2:55 pm

    vocal fry is off the charts with this guy why does he sound so whiny

  24. @TheAxeaman

    March 2, 2026 at 9:42 pm

    Workers of the world unite!

  25. @MysteriousSoulreaper

    March 3, 2026 at 11:35 am

    You have to give them credit. In many respects they out-Capitalism’d the USA. The only “communist” aspects at this point are the State owning all the land. The massive amounts of censorship aren’t really communist they’re just authoritarian. lol

  26. @allister5643

    March 3, 2026 at 2:00 pm

    Ah, so the suicide nets are in shenzen

  27. @jimmybuffet4970

    March 3, 2026 at 2:51 pm

    Well, this shows that he’s a supply chain expert, not an economist. Which is fine, but he didn’t mention how they’ve been very aggressively suppressing their own currency for 40 years as well. He also didn’t mention how regions will have semi-autonomous economies and that all somehow works to fund

  28. @joesmoth2610

    March 5, 2026 at 5:49 pm

    Child labor,that’s how

  29. @Marshalllapenta-b1m

    March 29, 2026 at 5:50 pm

    CCP devaluizes their currency…..

  30. @JoseAdrian-q7l

    April 25, 2026 at 10:40 am

    Don’t forget child labor is legal there

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