I think that what we are seeing from our experiences, is that China
makes some some junk stuff and also makes some good stuff, DEPENDING on
what factory produced it or assembled it, (even Sony has quite a bit of
stuff assembled in China these days. Does that mean that Sony's quality
is going down??). Apparently many Japanese workers are upset that a
lot of their jobs are going to China.
Obviously there will be Chinese factories producing junk. Or
producing good stuff, but under less then ideal conditions. Even rotten
conditions that would never be acceptable in a North American or
European factory. And these goods will of course leave a decidely bad
impression on the buyer.
But as we can see on this list, there are also those people,
including me, that have had good experiences with Chinese made goods as
well. (I have been happy with my Kaito KA1101, and KA1102 radios. My
Eton E100 was made in China. I am happy with it. And my Eton E5 radio
was designed in California, but built in China. I am happy with it
also.)
So I guess it all depends what factory your item was made in. Or
perhaps what Chinese company made or assembled your item.
But, the Chinese must realize, that if they want to sell a lot of
goods to us in the west, they will have to have high quality goods.
That way they will better their chances of being successful in the
market place. So, like a previous poster said, their quality will most
likely improve as time goes on. The Chinese do not want to fail in the
international market place.
CHINA - Some factorys make junk! Some factorys are starting to make
some good stuff.

Best of the Christmas Season to all, -Cato