Is There a Way to Recover Some of That?

The US was never quite the world's manufacturing hub to the degree that China is, he says. "Our manufacturing in this country has been hollowed out and said to China" The U.S. doesn't have to worry about a shortage of water because it can now rely on other countries for its energy needs,. But there are still questions over how best to deal with an increasing demand for freshwater resources from Chinese factories.