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by bpicolo 1654 days ago
Because the materials that go into production are located in Asia. It's the second, third, fourth order dependencies that are challenging.

Relocating would mean both building up entire verticals from raw material and all stages of processing, but also everything adjacent - labor force with expertise, transportation and distribution, etc. This is happening in various parts of the world for various industries, but it's slow and capital intensive.