Apple and the End of Cheap China

The guest on this week's nationally syndicated Motley Fool Money radio show is Vijay Vaitheeswaran, author of the new book Need, Speed, and Greed: How the New Rules of Innovation Can Transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness, and Tame the World's Most Wicked Problems. In this audio segment he analyzes the recent news involving Apple and Foxconn, shares why he believes the end of "cheap China" is coming for major technology companies, and what it means for manufacturing in the United States.

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