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Employees make suits at a factory operated by the Shandong Ruyi Technology Group in Jining, China, on Monday, May 30, 2016. Shandong got a boost in the past from its proximity to Japan and South Korea, the source of much of its early investment. Now, it's trying to maintain the high growth rate needed to make the same leap they did: from middle- to high-income status. (photo by Qilai Shen/In Pictures via Getty Images Images)

Employees make suits at a factory operated by the Shandong Ruyi Technology Group in Jining, China, on Monday, May 30, 2016. Shandong got a boost in the past from its proximity to Japan and South Korea, the source of much of its early investment. Now, it's trying to maintain the high growth rate needed to make the same leap they did: from middle- to high-income status. (photo by Qilai Shen/In Pictures via Getty Images Images)