[mschuster91]

Invest into manufacturing and infrastructure on US, European, African and Southern American soil. The leverage that China has is that way too many Western nations and companies have both their supply chain and the only market that is growing in China.

By investing into a "Western New Belt Road" - not just in terms of infrastructure, but also in other measures like stabilization by drying out the market of drug cartels via legalization or military peacekeeping operations - the EU, India and US combined could turn the tide against China.

[fighterpilot]

What are the reasons China has been so successful in taking up the role of the world's manufacturer and other developing countries haven't?

[powerapple]

What China did was to use market in exchange for access of technology. Many developing countries do not have such ambition, are happy to be in the same position forever.

[mschuster91]

A reckless disregard for any kind of protection - no matter if for workers or the environment -, generous government subsidies, and an abundance of young and healthy workers ready to be exploited.

Network effects have done the rest, see e.g. https://hackaday.com/2016/02/07/bunnies-guide-to-shenzhen-el...