It's not really outsourcing if we can't do it

My ranking of cities still has Taipei in first place. Remember, this is a (infallible) algorithm based on factors that will determine the success of the particular urban ecosystem in the age of the Great Leveling: when technology and power and opportunity and information are evenly distributed.

This scoring and ranking of cities is *not* based on their current businesses -- as everything is being destroyed, that's not relevant. However, a reader pointed me to a Taiwanese company that I must say has impressed me and is certainly helping the city deserve its lofty ranking.

Hon Hai

Basically, if you have an iPhone or iPad or probably a Kindle or laptop or anything electronic -- of the kind that is so advanced we can no longer, if ever, make these in America -- then there's a good chance it was actually made by Hon Hai. Even if it does have a nice "designed...in Cupertino" sticker on it.

More on Hon Hai:

Hon Hai Precision Industry may be the biggest electronics company you never heard of. The company, more commonly known by its trade name, Foxconn, is one of the world's largest contract electronics manufacturers. It manufactures computer, consumer electronics, and communications products, including connectors, cable assemblies, enclosures, flat-panel displays, game consoles, motherboards, servers, and TVs. Hon Hai, doing business as Foxconn Technology Group, also provides design engineering and mechanical tooling services. The global company's customers include Apple, Cisco, Dell, Nokia, and Sony. CEO Terry Gou founded Hon Hai in 1974 to make plastic switches for TVs.