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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (21011)	6/30/1998 9:27:00 PM
From: Big Bucks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Brian, While this news appears favorable for China and Motorola, it ultimately means that there is $1.5B that is moving overseas where the labor rates are cheap and environmental concerns are not enforced. Are the US semiconductor companies going to eventually move a large % of chip/product manufacturing out of the US at the expense of US workers and our tax structure?? This has insidious undertones for the future of US chip manufacturing long term. How can US workers compete with Chinese workers making 20-25% of US wages. Concerned, BB