Chi-Fi in the Time of Self-Righteous Indignation.

Japan climbed up the manufacturing ladder after World War Two - from tiny toy cars to Toyotas that beat Detroit. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that the country has a long tradition of craft skills.
 
China has a history of sharp merchants, and they venture all over east and south Asia, but less of a tradition of high respect for craft skills. It will be interesting to see how fast and how far China climbs up the ladder.
 
Details of my experience with a Xiangsheng 728A preamplifier are at
https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/buyers-report-xiangsheng-728a-tube-pre-amplifier.963788

@mapman I agree with you 100%.

Discussion, especially between opposing views should be civil. There is always something to learn from people that disagree with you 🙏

Citing a right wing pejorative Chinese term that allies with your belief system only reinforces the fact that there are people just like you, over there. 

Strength in numbers, I guess.

All the best,
Nonoise

Anyone with an open mind might do well to read The Reckoning by Halberstam, Factory Man by Beth Macy, and Boom, Bust Exodus by Chad Broughton. Finally if reading is a struggle, check out the documentary The Last Truck.

I have worked all over the globe including starting plant in China, moving work around for various reasons and creating American jobs at the largest exporter. I don’t claim to know everything except that a simpleton racist view isn’t going to serve you well in competition. Acquire skills and a deep understanding of quality and productivity improvement tools… those will always help you. 

Jim