alt Hacker NewsChina didn't either, until it did. US business isn't willing to build up the workforce to do this but we definitely have the people.
China didn't either, until it did. US business isn't willing to build up the workforce to do this but we definitely have the people.
The US used to have a more built out industrial base but since those days a lot of things have changed, structurally, economically, culturally, and in their regulatory environment. The people who would have been doing this work are doing cushy service industry jobs today.