Pimped by folk similar to a FRB, Cheaper in China is a concept where all manufacturing in the world is outsourced to China.
This is on the basis that the manufacturing will be cheaper, and on the surface it is cheaper, and there are reasons for this. Quality is a lot lower, short cuts are everywhere, working conditions are appalling, materials are inferior, good environmental practices are ignored etc etc.
But, the pimp of Cheaper in China in blissfully unaware of this, preferring to ignore these issues in the pursuit of a quick buck, and presumably to enjoy the jollies overseas to 'visit' suppliers.
Also, this is destroying manufacturing in every other country apart from China, not that the pimp cares about this, but they should, because without local manufacturing, there would be no local work to create the demand to engineer these products.
So the pimp would have to go and live in China, and then realise why it is so cheap to build over there.
As well as all manufacturing being transferred, unintentionally all IP is also communicated, these leads to counterfeit products, which are normally potential death traps due to the manufacturing methods and materials used. But the Cheaper In China pimp doesn't care for the legalities or the morality of this, he encourages it, because it means he can buy more landfill from the local store.
I agree with everything mentioned so far, but I also find this somewhat Ironic given you introduced me to the concept of positive writing.
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