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If we are talking about current times, manufacturing production of the world has taken a crear shift toward the Far East.
Currently, the largest East Asian country: China, is also the largest manufacturer in the world, accounting for 28% of total global manufacturing. This has led some commentators to declare that China is the "factory of the world".
Other East Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, also have large manufacturing sectors. In the case of the first three countries, in more technologically advanced sectors, while Vietnam is mostly developing a cheaper manufacturing sector that has replaced China in some sectors.
