Firsthand Experience — Made in China

Next: India and Vietnam

Another reality U.S. and Western European printers will have to deal with in the coming decade—and one the Chinese already acknowledge will be a major factor—is the blossoming of the printing and packaging industry in India and Vietnam. India has more than 300 million English-speaking citizens (highly literate, law-abiding citizens). Once some of the country’s antiquated business-protection laws are eliminated, and more state-of-the-art equipment can be imported without onerous duties and tariffs, the Indian printing industry literally will challenge China as the source of quality, low-cost printing.