What's the problem with sweatshop labor, anyhow? Even with China's low wage scales, Chinese are increasingly prosperous, and leaving the villages for better opportunities in the big cities with manufacturing jobs. The sweatshop beats scratching out a living in the country.

An who says they're all sweatshops, anyhow? Much of China's manufacturing base is increasingly modern, sometimes more modern than the US.

Quality has nothing to do with country of origin. A vendor gets from his Chinese factory only what he specifies. Specify cheap, you get cheap. Specify quality, you get quality. Who would be willing to pay for a $10,000 Chinese frame, even if is in every way equal or better than a comparable US/European frame? Not many folks. China's low cost labor is much better utilized making low end products than high end ones. There's no sense in trying to make $100 Huffys in the US. The increasingly skilled and educated American worker is better utilized in services, information and high end manufacturing. Even with the economic downturn, the loss of manufacturing jobs to China and elsewhere simply hasn't had a negative effect on the prosperity of Americans as a whole. Rather, it's allowed Americans to spend less on a wider variety of products.

I, like most folks, purchase whatever is the best value for my money. These days, that often includes Chinese made products. We're been better off for it. And so are Chinese workers. I don't see much downside to this relationship.