"Blanket Statements" apply to the Chinese Companies due to their modus operandi of business. First They copy the designs ,Ideas, and Products of Western companies,(all Without adherance to Copyrights and Patents), make them very cheaply in China and sell them back to Western consumers at a very low cost putting the Original manufacturer at a severe sales disadvantage.

Years later the Original Manufacturing Company cannot compete with the extrely low cost Chinese goods thus putting them out of business.

A Chinese Investment Corporation then comes in and buys the failing Western Company , buying them and all their Brand recognition and Product patents and loyal customer base... The Irony.

Mavic will still be around for another 100 years, maybe only in Name but not as a once presitgious High end Bicycle Parts manufacturer/Innovator.

Now where did I leave that odd little Mavic 851 rear deraileur "washer" ??