Commentary
Remember when “Made in China” was a joke? I do, growing up in the 1960s. Everything was cheap, plastic, and didn’t last long. Not the kind of product you would want to buy.
Those days are gone. Many things “Made in China” are among the top in the world, such as electric vehicles, high-speed trains, phone apps, and 5G cell networks. Heck, even their space program is rapidly leaping ahead of the rest of the world. Quite a change over a short span of time.
As a consequence, many in the West are flocking to these technologies not only because they are cutting edge but also because they are usually cheaper to buy (which makes one wonder how much the People’s Republic of China is subsidizing these industries in an effort to undermine analogous companies in the free world)….