Western Narratives Overlooked Chinese Factory Workers' Upward Mobility, Says Kewalramani
Manoj Kewalramani · China Expert: “India Must Copy This From China To Stay Ahead!” Manoj Kewalramani | Neon Show · Aug 9, 2024 · at 15:37
Manoj Kewalramani contrasts Western perceptions of Chinese factory labor with the lived economic reality and upward mobility experienced by Chinese workers.
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“While sitting in San Francisco you know, you might have felt like, oh my God, this is a sweatshop for that person. It was upward social mobility. And as much as they may not be happy with that existence, it meant that their life was improving.”
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