Originally Posted by
The Chemist
As someone who actually LIVES in China and experiences Chinese quality (or lack thereof) every day, all I can say is that the Chinese ARE capable of making high quality products. Unfortunately, they make a lot of crap too, but to claim that everything Chinese is automatically crap is incorrect.
My iPad is made in China and so are a lot of other nice electronic products. I think it's more a question of cheaper products tending to be lower in quality. There is a sweet spot you can aim at to get a good 'bang for the buck' and there are more diminishing returns the 'higher up' you go. For example, a $10,000 bike is marginally better then a $4,000 bike, but a $600-$750 bike is significantly better than a $100 X-mart bike.