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I have a question for you guys, where the fuck is your LCD monitor from?  This one in my office is a Samsung, made in China.

chittydog wrote:

LividBovine wrote:

They make what people are willing to buy.  They are notorious for cutting corners and taking every advantage they can.  The companies that purchase from them have to be aware of that and make the appropriate adjustments as to how they deal with them.

As far as them failing because of the general quality of work/goods coming from there.  That is a stretch.  They are very resilient and crative people and are very determined to be a economic pwerhouse greater than the US.  I give them 10 years.

Edit:  Oh yeah, Authoritarian Capitalsim gets stuff done.

I think you nailed it. They make cheap shit for us because we're happy with cheap shit. The things they'll manufacture for themselves are much nicer. Unlike us, they import quality and export crap. Why do we do it backwards?

You guys export crap too

Well, sort of.

Cars, mainly. But at least it's not on a large scale. Thank fuck we don't get most of your GM cars here

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Bertster7 wrote:

Mek-Stizzle wrote:

chittydog wrote:

I think you nailed it. They make cheap shit for us because we're happy with cheap shit. The things they'll manufacture for themselves are much nicer. Unlike us, they import quality and export crap. Why do we do it backwards?

You guys export crap too

Well, sort of.

Cars, mainly. But at least it's not on a large scale. Thank fuck we don't get most of your GM cars here

Vauxhall?

Yeah but like, they're not actually American. I also said most

Last edited by Mek-Stizzle (2008-05-05 05:24:26)

Bertster7 wrote:

Mek-Stizzle wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

Vauxhall?

Yeah but like, they're not actually American. I also said most

They're re badged GM cars. Opel in Europe and Holden in Australia. They've been American owned for almost a century.

American Owned and American made are two different things.

DrunkFace wrote:

ATG wrote:

China will ultimately fail.

Not before they become the next super power.

Remember Japan in the 60-70s. They were like China of today, couldn't produce anything of quality at all, now look at them. The same will happen to China just on a MUCH bigger scale.

Japan took a different path than China in terms of development. It had access to better materials and had a much higher proportion of the population that is well educated (more urban, wealthier, etc.)

And I take umbrage with the statement that Japan couldn't produce anything of quality in the 60-70s. They had substandard consumer electronics, but their automotive/shipbuilding/motor/aircraft industries were always top-notch, even back into the 30s.

China currently lacks the quality control and environmental standards the more developed nations have in place.  Of course, urbanization is fairly new so give them a while.

However, size of the population versus resources, cultural progression, and strain on social systems is going to cause some unrest and cause some delays.

China makes cheap products because the American companies that hire them WANT a cheap product to increase profit margins.

The US has shifted from a manufacturing company to a service nation, which is why the US is so dependent on China. The US makes products that as just as good (or bad) as China's. Where the product is made doesn't necessarily determine its quality. It is ultimately up to the companies to guarantee quality standards. The US had problems with quality when it was industrializing, too. It's just that now because of global communications and the media that we condemn China so much, but it's changing.

China is not failing, and will most likely continue its growth. It is probable that China will surpass the United States and become the new Super Power.  They have a strong economy, growing services, and a large population that supplied labor for a continuation of the manufacturing industry. They already have slave wages, so a shift to a service economy wouldn't be as dramatic as the shift in the US.

And that article isn't relevant. It could easily happen to any city in the world.

Although I hope the US doesn't become overshadowed by another country. We have to accept the fact that Western countries won't rule the world forever. There's always and end to everything.

The article says: "HFMD, characterized by fever, sores in the mouth and rashes on hands and feet, is not a new infection and is common among infants and children, experts say. It can be triggered by various viruses and usually does not lead to death."

Why did you buy the Chinese drill bit in the first place if you think American one's will save you money?

The sad truth is that Americans are accustomed to cheap Chinese goods. If China improved wages, American would suffer higher prices and possibly recession.

I agree that, in general, American products are overall better than Chinese, but there's no reason to chastise them. China is dominating the market whether you like it or not.

sergeriver wrote:

I have a question for you guys, where the fuck is your LCD monitor from?  This one in my office is a Samsung, made in China.

All my comp parts are made in japan or Taiwan so yea.

Yellowman03 wrote:

Liberal-Sl@yer wrote:

sergeriver wrote:

I have a question for you guys, where the fuck is your LCD monitor from?  This one in my office is a Samsung, made in China.

All my comp parts are made in japan or Taiwan so yea.

Japan is not China.

That was the point of his statement.

JahManRed wrote:

Don't buy shit cheep goods.....................simple.

Thats fine and good if you don't have a budget. I guess the alternative is to run up a line of credit you never intend on paying back.. then claim to be the victim.

If we didn't insist on making it hard for industry to operate in the states half of these problems would not exist.. But lets just ignore that fact while chanting "damn you big business" on our way to the ballot box.