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Frank Krygowski wrote:

There are some interesting ideas about the
evolution of a nation's manufacturing
capability at
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/shimano333.html

Start reading at "Background: The
International Bicycle Cycle"

The author seems to have the opinion that the
skill in manufacturing is not inborn, but is
brought in by companies from other countries
looking for cheaper labor and cheaper
manufacturing in general. I think that's
a reasonable explanation for China's
manufacturing growth.

OK, I'll read that, but I wouldn't go as far as
to say China's skills have been brought to them
from anyone else, because all thru their
history they have showed excellency in many
fields similar to today's manufacture.

That said, in Europe, with sports as well as
manufacture, you can easily see the bond or
pyramid between the everyday practitioner and
the elite professional - a bond that I always
thought the very explanation for the elite
level!

But in China I don't know if the model applies?

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