[tjrgergw]

Many in the West are worried about the rise of China.

Seeing how shit _everything_ coming out of China is, I'm not worried.

[jstarfish]

They export their garbage. They keep the good stuff for themselves.

Domestic Chinese products are way better than the crap Americans buy for ourselves. Chinese clothes are way more durable than Target's overpriced rags (i.e. they can be mended). Huawei tech beats the pants off of everything short of Apple.

[tjrgergw]

Yes, you can tell they keep the good stuff for themselves by looking at the quality of their real estate development /s

[lm28469]

Most of the things sold in the west come from Asia, most of it from China. Virtually nothing large scale is made locally anymore besides a few niche industries

[sixothree]

Yes. But that part of a cycle we’ve seen before. So if you’re not worried because of the quality alone, you certainly should be.