1. Manufacturing has declined in traditional industrial centers in Western Europe and shifted toward Central and Eastern Europe. This is similar to shifts seen in the US, where manufacturing has declined in the Northeastern "Rust Belt" regions and increased in the South and West. 2. China has become the leading new industrial center due to its large pool of low-cost labor and establishment of specialized economic zones along its eastern coast that offer liberal economic policies to attract foreign investment. These zones have successfully drawn multinational corporations, as evidenced by pictures showing factories operated by foreign companies. 3. Manufacturing in Latin America is clustered in Brazil and Mexico, especially in Mexico's maquiladora regions