The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China forwarded Secretary Rubio's speech.
Rubio said that the United States needs to reduce its dependence on a certain eastern power, increase domestic production capacity, and ensure supply chain security.
Currently, the biggest headache for U.S. factory owners is not the lack of orders, but the inability to find young people to work.
Recently, a boss went viral on social media, saying he was offering a salary of $70,000 a year plus training, but all the applicants were middle-aged men with gray hair.
When young people hear it's an assembly line job, they wave their hands and say, 'This work is too old-fashioned.'
What’s even more heartbreaking is that a young man told him to his face: 'I’d rather draw latte art at Starbucks than twist screws in front of a machine—at least it looks good on social media!'
Now, the veteran workers in the factory keep saying every day: 'When we retire, who will operate these machines?' But young people have long regarded factories as antiques from the last century, preferring to fight for a desk in a tech company rather than touch a toolbox covered in grease.