[dismantlethesun]

I can't speak of outside of it, but inside the US, "Made in China" isn't an indication of quality either ways.

The cheapest flimsiest forks are made in China, but then so are Apple computers.

Also, counter intuitively, "Made in the USA" within the USA is seen as a generic product that is obviously trying to trade on Americanism to interest you in buying it. Quality products usually name the specific state they are made in (e.g. Apple labels themselves as 'designed in California').

[BenjaminBini]

I think by ""made in the US" is up there with "made in China" as an indicator of quality", he meant really low quality.

[dismantlethesun]

I suppose so, but the statement was just the sort of snarky one-liner that invites conversation by implying a lot of subtext.

[hoorayimhelping]

I think the person you're replying to understands that, they were responding to the snark with facts: basically saying "hey, your stereotype is out of date: in the US, made in China doens't necessarily mean "crap" anymore, e.g. Apple."