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If you're a US worker you have an interest in workers in other countries being well paid, so that that they do not undercut you on price.
> China in particular violently suppresses unions
True
> because they believed it'll result in China outcompeting all other developing countries in manufacturing
I suspect the main reason is that independent unions would represent a separate locus of power, which would be a threat to the Communist party's rule.
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If you're a US worker you have an interest in workers in other countries being well paid, so that that they do not undercut you on price.
> China in particular violently suppresses unions
True
> because they believed it'll result in China outcompeting all other developing countries in manufacturing
I suspect the main reason is that independent unions would represent a separate locus of power, which would be a threat to the Communist party's rule.