william the wie
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I know enough about the subject to know how much more I don't know. One of the many reasons for outsourcing to Mexico and then China is that the move to Mexico is protected by NAFTA. And while Mexico does have some regulations on handling poisonous materials such as lead and more rarely Arsenic those regs are much looser than in the US. After a number of years in Mexico it is common to outsource again to China which has even fewer regs. This is why China can produce solar panels for much less than anyone else in the world. Gallium Arsenide is made up of two poisonous metals to make solar panels and settlements for fatal industrial accidents can be settled faster and cheaper in China.
Similar regulatory booby-traps exist in all trade pacts.
Similar regulatory booby-traps exist in all trade pacts.