Discussion - Will Mexico become the new China?

Overview

https://insights.tetakawi.com/manufacturing-in-mex...

Read the article linked above

Questions:

1. Summarize the article.
2. The article says ““America and China are like a couple that want to get divorced, but can’t afford it,” Harris says. And what would happen if the West got a sudden divorce from China? “It would be two countries jumping off a cliff.: Explain why that is. Cite examples.
3. Why don’t manufacturers use the US instead of Mexico?
4. Historically, in the 1970 and 1980’s the US had similar issues and tensions with Japan. Now with China. Can US/Mexico relations eventually become as bad? Elaborate.
5. How is Mexico overcoming the skilled labor shortage?