Note on the Chinese manufacturing comments going around:
While I agree that many Chinese goods can be of good quality. They do have higher rates of quality control problems than other countries in Asia (or anywhere else for that matter). I've seen some really bad practices with my own eyes, as I have toured factories in China. I've also been to factories in Malaysia, which were much better.
China does have a history of doing stupid shit with their goods, for export and for domestic use. For example, they deliberately (seriously, seriously, they did this on purpose!) added melamine (look up melamine poisoning) to some domestic brand baby formulas some years back. To this day, the Chinese seek out European or North American baby formula for that reason. Another thing is higher levels of heavy metals found in toys made in China compared to just about anywhere else, many of which get exported. This is not the result of specifications, this is the result of shit quality control and little oversight. The blame cannot be solely placed on specifications from foreign companies. This shit happens with a lot of their domestic brands, and also with the stuff they export. Last, there's a reason Chinese cars aren't sold in the western developed nations. It's because they are shit in terms of safety, and that is not due to foreign specifications since these are domestic brands. They most definitely have looser standards in China for manufacturing and safety, this is indisputable fact.
All of that said, yes there is a lot of high quality manufacturing there too, I've seen that with my own eyes as well.
I'm in the market to buy a new guitar, and I can tell you, within the guitar industry, Chinese made guitars are pure shit. They are typically sub $200-$250, which is the shit bottom of the barrel. People don't even recommended them as beginner guitars. That said, I think this due to shit specifications from the American/European/Japanese manufacturers. Thus, I wouldn't blame shit guitars on bad Chinese manufacturing practices. That really rests on the shoulders of the foreign specifications. It's so bad that you can filter out China as a country of origin when shopping for guitars.
Mexico, on the other hands, makes REALLY good guitars. Easily as good as the American made, at honestly, half the price.
Ultimately, like everything, it's a mixed bag. Life is gray, not black or white.
I wouldn't know what their quality control is like for medical goods. Let's hope it's good, but those knock off covid tests don't inspire confidence.
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