Confessions of an Outsourcer: An Insider Examines the Openings, Closings, Fortunes, and Fallout of the China Trade - Couverture souple

Brantingham, Timothy

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ISBN 13 : 9798891883109

Editeur : Advantage Books, 2026

Synopsis

Are we really losing at trade with China? A thirty-year insider says the answer will surprise you.

Timothy Brantingham has spent his career in the space between America and China, in the supply chain trenches where theory meets reality. As a fluent Mandarin speaker born in Taiwan, he built factories in Shenzhen and negotiated with suppliers in Ningbo. He saw firsthand how one billion people joined the global marketplace in barely two decades. He also watched as some American towns hollowed out and some families struggled.

But the story politicians tell about winners and losers is incomplete. Confessions of an Outsourcer reveals the unspoken reality. Trade created enormous wealth, but we concentrated the gains at the top instead of investing in disrupted communities. China didn’t steal American jobs. Automation and unrestrained shareholder capitalism did.

Drawing on personal stories from both sides of the Pacific, Brantingham examines myths about the China Shock while acknowledging real problems: intellectual property theft, currency manipulation, and the human cost of rapid change. He demonstrates how we can’t reverse globalization, but we can finally share its benefits fairly.

This is the nuanced, honest reckoning the US-China relationship desperately needs, from someone who loves both countries and refuses to choose between them.

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À propos de l'auteur

TIMOTHY BRANTINGHAM is a fourth-generation China Hand whose family history spans 125 years in Asia. Born in Taiwan to Quaker missionaries, he grew up speaking Mandarin and navigating between Eastern and Western cultures. After graduating from the College of William & Mary with a degree in East Asian studies, he built a career in supply chain management, spending thirty years connecting American companies with Asian manufacturers.

Brantingham has lived a decade in mainland China and two decades in Hong Kong. He resides in the United States. His unique perspective comes from standing in the middle: watching factories rise in Shenzhen while American Rust Belt towns declined, negotiating with Chinese suppliers while understanding American workers’ frustrations. He brings the rare combination of on-the-ground business experience and deep cultural fluency to one of the most contentious relationships in global affairs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Advantage Books
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798891883109
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 248
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