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by w00pla 5776 days ago
> Greek shipbuilding was probably on its way to China anyways (just like US steel making, and uncounted other

It doesn't have to be that way. Japan has some of the highest labour rates and expensive electricity. It has to import both iron ore and coal. Yet it is home to the very profitable steel mill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Steel