Why China laughs at the idea of Americans taking their manufacturing jobs

Apr 19, 2025

A “Make America Strong Again” banner hangs on the wall as rows upon rows of overweight workers assemble Nike sneakers; one lifts a burger up to his mouth as he eats while working, another rests his head on the sewing machine in front of him, barely able to keep his eyes open. It’s a caricature of U.S. manufacturing that Chinese netizens have been laughing at over the past week, as social media platforms have seen a wave of AI-generated videos portraying what some think it would look like for Americans to work in sweatshop-like textile factories and iPhone assembly lines more commonly associated with China.

 

https://time.com/7277920/china-manufacturing-us-trump-factory-workers-ai-videos-social-media/