Supply chain worries heat up again as China shuts down factories to cool its citizens

A heatwave in China has disrupted operations at laptop component makers and assemblers in Sichuan province and the municipality of Chongqing this week, creating the possibility of further problems in tech supply chains. The closures were a result of power cuts ordered by China's government on Sunday. The Department of Economy …

[MajorDoubt]

people are more importanant than product

fuck the 1 %

[abstract]

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[Anonymous Coward]

"...drought have reduced output..."

A drought more so than... ? 100F... ? I'm not sure what is different this year. Could it be that supply chain "issues" generate yachts...

I guess here in the US if the steel mill workers didn't work in 120F environments then someone could at least afford a pontoon.

[IGotOut]

A drought is lack of water, not a measure of temperature (even using medieval measurements )

[Will Godfrey]

Alternatives

Called,

Contacted,

Spoke to,

Asked,

There's a few to be getting on with. Now, can Vulture Central do one of the above to those correspondents that use the ridiculous and totally inappropriate expression "reached out"... unless they really did lean across and tapped someone on the shoulder to get their attention.

Now, what were we saying... Oh yes, it's been far too hot here for days to do anything that requires intelligent thought, so I guess steel work, and electronics assembly is not a good comparison.

[IGotOut]

Re: Alternatives

Almost as bad as "Can I get a coffee?".

[Flywheel]

Unprecedented

.. statement from China: power cuts, which prioritized residents' access to juice

Since when have actual people been more important than factory output in the Middle Kingdom?!

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Unprecedented

>Since when have actual people been more important than factory output in the Middle Kingdom?!

In the same way as "Since when have actual people been more important than factory output in the United Kingdom?!"

Corn Laws and The Cloth Act are proof that all countries treat their peoples as mere servants to their masters fortunes.

[Kabukiwookie]

Re: Unprecedented

Aside from the 'Middle Kingdom' apparently who at first glance would like their citizens to be cool.

Personally I suspect that the effect of this move is the real reason though.

Economies in the West are already teetering on the edge; a new supply chain issue may just give it a further push.

[IGotOut]

Re: Unprecedented

It's a some balancing act. Take as much as you can, then give back as little as needed to keep you in power.

[gandalfcn]

Re: Unprecedented

That isn't just the PRC, it's all countries.

[Silver wolf]

Why does it always have to be the democrats or republicans as part of any conversation? Don’t you realize those two parties are meant to divide you so you won’t keep the government accountable for its actions? The more diverse they can keep us the more the 1% wins. Why don’t we try loving one another and finding perfect harmony to live among one another in peaceful ways ?

[Martin-73]

Indeed, republicans and democrats are just the far right and the really ludicrously far right (not in that order) of American politics. Libertarians make republicans look kind