[rikafurude21]

Why is it so hard for americans to accept that china makes great tech without coping about "le CCP spyware!" - it seems so absurd, like why would the CCP want to know the heart rate of the type of guy who buys a 16 pound smartwatch? Why dont americans create 16 pound smartwatches?

[phantomathkg]

Because APT will use any devices to infiltrate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSaix1C-UMI

[sincerely]

>Why dont americans create 16 pound smartwatches?

Because labor is much more expensive in America. This is not a mystery

[ericwood]

Labor is a factor but it helps to have the insane manufacturing synergies they have where almost all of the parts are made down the road from you.

[monooso]

But American companies make their smartwatches in China.

[recursive]

I don't think that's enough to explain it. What's the ratio of labor costs?

[Palomides]

$15/hour in the US vs $2/hour in China

[recursive]

That would put an upper bound of 120 pounds for the USA manufactured watch with zero materials cost and all labor.

[rikafurude21]

Yeah, highly inflated e-mail job economy does that to you.

[Yeul]

Don't worry god emperor Trump will fix that.

No more safety and environmental regulations. Children can work full time. Union bosses get sent to the gulag. Forced labor camps for the homeless and criminals.

[AndyMcConachie]

Because sinophobia, or put in a more crass way, racism, imperialism, and patriotism.

Why should I care if the Communinst Party of China is spying on me? They can't get at me. I have no connection to China. I have no property there and don't know anyone there. What are they going to do to me?

Bottom line is that everyone on the planet should be concerned with their own government's intelligence angencies more than any others. It's the people who can get at you in meatspace that you need to worry about.

[secondcoming]

They might not care that much about YOU unless you try to enter China at some point in your life.

But they REALLY care about the activites of Chinese people living abroad.

The CCP was operating secret 'police stations' in the UK and most likely elsewhere outside of their jurisdiction.

[0] https://news.stv.tv/west-central/chinese-secret-police-stati...

[jgalt212]

China hopes that if they sell enough some will end up on the wrists of military or intelligence personnel, or more likely the family members of such people.

[xbmcuser]

They don't need to do that they can just buy and pay american politicians directly just like Israel does.

[rikafurude21]

You think american military or intelligence personnel is gonna go on aliexpress to buy a 16 dollar smartwatch?

[edent]

Yeah, probably. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42853072