How the US lost the smartphone manufacturing race: in 1990, the vast majority of the world’s mobile phones were manufactured in the US. Today, the bulk of the world’s smartphones are manufactured in China, with the city of Hong Kong alone producing several times more smartphones than the entire US.
by StarlightDown
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I believe we did not “lose it”, we gave it away. The economy was geared more towards knowledge work and away from manufacturing.
Compare these numbers to OTHER things manufactured in the US in 1990.