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People talking about Chinese manufacturing all being junk are completely stuck in the past.

My grandfather in the 1970s used to complain about crappy Japanese tools. By the 1980s they were world-class. Same is happening with Chinese manufacturing.

There is a joke just about that in Back to the Future (1985)!

In BttF2, it is taken to the logical extreme and Marty's boss is Mister Fujitsu-san: https://youtu.be/UlEFqR4SaVA

It also recurs in BTTF3 with Marty and 1950's Doc needing to replace a single Japanese-made IC with a large vacuum tube assembly.

My great-grandfather used to complain about crappy German tools.

My great-great-grandfather used to complain about crappy Scottish tools.

He was English. I am not sure you can buy as much as a paperclip made in England now.

Has to be said that nobody on this side of the pond ever complained about the quality of American Snap On tools though, just so long as the boss was paying for them.

Some of the old Sheffield toolmakers are still going: https://www.crownhandtools.ltd.uk/

The UK has mostly moved up the value chain. We make satellites and turbines now.

I’ve seen people say stuff made in china is junk while holding their iPhone. People say the dumbest things.

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