Why do some people hate things that are made in China?

Question

I am a Chinese I just can't stand all the 'boycott China!' rubbish on the internet.

If you are a real American then you should understand the rules of free market better then us Chinese. Under capitalism if you don't want to buy the same quality of work for a lower price that mean you are dumb or you have too much money in your pocket. But that is fine by me, but stop making up so call 'facts' to insult China.

And if you say it is because it is stealing American jobs. But when you say 'American jobs' what do you mean? Just look at this fact: All the so call 'American jobs' are given away by...Americans! So if the jobs are so 'American' why are they given away by Americans themselves? Why? Let talk about how do a boss choses a worker. Let just say the job is picking apples from a tree all day long. And lets say the quality of work from a Chinese and an American are the same. If you are the employer you will pick the candidates that you need to pay less! This is just common sense.

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If you claims you are ‘fighting for the Chinese worker’s rights’ then you are very ignorant. People working in the manufacturing industry in China do so willingly. No one is forced to work in factories, if you don't like your job you can quit any time you want. In fact these jobs are very competitive. People are lining up for hours just to get the job! So tell me, if it is really as bad as some say, why would they do that?

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If you are saying that we treat our workers poorly. It is no true. In fact the ministry of Labor is REQUIRED to provide health insurance to all the employees and many factory locations have health facilities on site.

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Also, when you guys said we are paying our workers low wages, think about this: I can buy myself a good meal by only 10 RMB(about 1 USD) here in China. And in the US I don't think you can get it by a price like this.You just cannot compare apples with steaks. In China 300 RMB a month is a good wage. The workers may not be paid very much but it is still a lot better then with out a job.

Answer 1

Easy there big fella
Economy, Money, Power, these three words are perfect example why the world buy Chinese product, but remember mostly they are only just the producer, They don't own International brand such as Nike, Cola, Sony, Dell, CK, Etc (they try to buy oil giant but no deal I mean how many westerner you see own Lenovo?) so actually American people just paying fraction amount of money if they buy Chinese made International brand goods. The rest of the value ended up in the Huge American Corporate pocket.

In comparison Chinese people have to pay 100% amount of money to USA/western if they buy Boeing, Louis Vuitton, Hollywood movies (not in form pirated DVD but TV broadcast or Cinema), High speed train, Cargo ships, Medicines, Windows (not in form of pirated copy) or any other high tech high quality goods for that matters.

I think most people only see problems from one angle, For example European (especially the British) people felt the same way back when United States started industrialization era in the early 20th century, Many European factory outsource it's labor to the US or even relocate their factory to US. I think now is American turn and I'm sure The American will prevail and overcome this problem as their European counterpart did and I'm also sure China turn will come. It's a cycles of life.

Answer 2

I will rather look at the big picture.

US is the largest of importer of China products. US imported US$287bil of products last year from China. It sold China a mere $55 bil and there is a trade deficit of $232 bil. In fact, US has a trade deficit with many countries, especially from the Asia.

In fact, when I was in the US, I see Chinese products everywhere and are now accepted by many Americans. The quality of Chinese garments, ladies wear, furniture etc matches those found in Europe. I was told that even some American flags are made in China.

I hope that China will improve the quality of not only low tech products but the value added ones. Leading car manufacturers in Europe are now teaming up with Chinese car markers, and I hope one day we can see Chinese-made cars in the US (they are already being imported by some Asian countries, eg Singapore).

If there are some Americans who do not like Chinese products, and shout "Boycott", it is a small minority. The same ones will whine about job losses, reduced income etc. They said that of Japanese products years ago. Some US politicians are also doing that just to win votes. But the larger majority of Americans understand the benefits of world globalisation and the need for free and fair trade, otherwise they will setting up all kinds of trade barriers and not be importing some much products from all over the world.

Hope I doesn't sound too pro-American, but let be fair to them.

Answer 3

I think we need to make sure Chinese products meet the same standards we impose on US made products. So no poisons should be allowed in products we import from them. That's just a matter of enforcing stronger regulations on all imported products no matter where they come from. China makes very cheap products because the people will work for pennies, so it's even more imperative that we inspect and test them more carefully. I don't think it has hurt the US economy, which has grown into the most prosperous in the history of the world, despite fairly high taxes and numerous techniques socialists in this country use to decrease prosperity. Just imagine how prosperous we'd be if they'd just let the market grow without restrictions. Thank God for the tax breaks we got a few years ago, but we need to continue reducing taxes to help innovation and allow the economy to continue to grow.

Answer 4

Although impossible to completely do it, I try to boycott as much China products as possible. Along with my family and relatives and our many close family friends. But probably not for the same reason as most Americans. It's that most of us that I mentioned are Taiwanese. We dislike how China claims Taiwan is a part of theirs even though it's legally not. Now that's rubbish.

Besides that, I wouldn't know. But I hear my parents complain plenty that the products made in China are generally not as good of a quality as other places. Everything that breaks or goes wrong earlier in our house can't coincidently all be from China (we do have property from a variety of places). But then again, these words are only coming from a little household. Ah well, my main point was to get the first paragraph out =P

Answer 5

The frustration comes from the enormous trade deficit that the U.S. has with China, and the aggressive trade restrictions that China has, preventing goods from the U.S. from entering their markets.

Additionally, there have been many factories in the U.S. shut down over the past 20-30 years, and much of this is out-sourcing of jobs to other countries. In many small towns, the unemployment rates are through the roof because of this fact. It's a hard pill for a lot of people to swallow.

Answer 6

And exactly how much is the Chinese government paying you for saying all of this?

True, American jobs were given away by Americans to cut costs and raise profits. However, I see the trend reversing itself in 10-15 years for two main reasons:

1) Labor costs in China, etc. will begin to increase. Doesn't do any good to make all of those things if you can't afford them, and eventually your average Chinese worker is going to want a raise.
2) Transportation costs.

And China shouldn't celebrate too loudly. Last time I checked, the US hadn't polluted one of its rivers so much that it may be irreperable. We can't say the same for China now, can we?

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Answer 8

Let's get it this way, this is how things work. I mean they hate things made in China but they cant get their fat *** of the computers to make their own, they complain and whine like woman but they wont admit that they are no longer the manufacture kingdom they once was. I mean comon, they complain of things in China, when I am sure that 80% of them havent been outside USA before.. They hate China, the world hates USA... So u dont have to care about them, it's just how things work.

Answer 9

I am going to say it takes american jobs away. America should take care of it's citizens before it takes care of anyone else. Its great if you like getting paid 10cents for a full days work but here that wont cut it. We have so much that needs paid. bills, college tutions, morgages, property taxes, wage taxes, school taxes, gasoline, I am a middle class working citizen I have lived on nothing but bread for weeks because the goverment gives all of our jobs overseas. just so they CAN bring in the money. the rich get richer the poorer get poorer. they can buy 10,ooo dollar sweaters for there dogs while most of us barely live pay check to paycheck.

Answer 10

because most Chinese companies (not all Chinese companies) builds inferior products for major manufacturers such as Mattel, Ford, etc (European or US, it doesn't matter).

now granted I will say as companies grow, so will their economies of scale...therefore production will increase and so will best practices....(of producing better quality products).

but in the meantime I get upset at how some items are built so cheaply.

as for the labor issue...well.....I won't touch that subject with a 10 mile long pole.