honestly most goods from china don't deserve their bad reputation anymore. I don't mean shit from aliexpress or temu, I mean cars, computers, smartphones etc.

[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You get what you pay for. Chinese products can be top notch, but then it costs the same as any top notch product.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Not necessarily. Chinese companies are making woodworking hand tools of exceptional quality, comparable to European/US/Japanese quality, for a fraction of the price.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Even then, they're generally still cheaper than products made in the e.g. the US or Germany. There's a reason why German companies have so many auto/auto parts factories in lower-wage EU countries, and even for models that are "made in Germany" often a considerable amount of the parts are manufactured outside of Germany.

Also, don't confuse chinese brands with products made in china. Most consumer electronics are made in the far east, even if the brand is from the US.

[–] brainwashed@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The product I’m writing this on is also made in China and of very high-quality. I have no problem with Chinese products just with Distinguishing the good from the bad.

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago

China's biggest strength is that they are very good at manufacturing products at a low cost.

They can make cheap products at a low cost but they can also make very good products.

Aliexpress for getting parts is amazing.

[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 4 points 3 days ago

Although ironically enough, the bigger it says it's from China the less likely it will be decent quality.