The sight of those million workers at Foxconn getting richer, of 1.3 billion Chinese doing so, is not something to be decried.

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Sight Savers International offers treatment such as cataract operations, to those whose sight can be saved, and educates healthcare workers about potential conditions which could cause blindness - such as vitamin A deficiency in childhood.

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But none should cause us to lose sight of the promise China holds for U.S. companies, American workers, and the U.S. economy.

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It's estimated that 18 million new Chinese workers will enter the mainland work force annually, with no end in sight.

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Not long ago, the sight of a Labor government bowing to demands from bosses and opening the gates to foreign workers would have produced howls of anguish from unions.

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Many people these days are in Spenser's same position: After working at the same business or for only a few companies throughout their careers, workers are finding themselves unemployed with an outdated Rolodex and no job references in sight.

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Within sight of some of the most badly damaged buildings where so many died in the heart of Christchurch, emergency workers stood alongside civic and church leaders to remember a brutal week.

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