The pattern is clear: this sort of transition away from labor-intensive manufacturing happened before in today’s developed countries, when firms headquartered in Europe, Japan, and the United States moved production to developing countries. In Asia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan were (and have been) among the beneficiaries.
当劳动密集型产品和服务的成本在这些国家变得太高时，生产便转移到了别处。这种制造的迁移一直伴随着信息密集部分变得可贸易的服务的离岸化。