A few weeks ago President Bush took some credit for a Boeing sale of some 7xx's to China's Airlines. What wasn't mentioned is that China is positioning themselves to become the world's manufacturer of aircraft; which means a loss of skilled jobs here in the USA.
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But China doesn't just want to buy planes. It wants to make them, too. That's where, for Wichita workers, opportunity courts concern.
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It's nice to do business with someone, but why do we give them the technology too?
From today's Wichita Eagle:
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/13433001.htm
Maybe we are better off with our semi-skilled packinghouse economy.?