Classe move to China

That sounds very accurate. Accelerated development and catch up at any price. The hope is that a growing middle class will bring about improvements to their society as a whole. It seems a strong middle class is the foundation of progressive societies. They are not there yet, but the urban middle class is certainly growing and PCI growing at a very rapid pace.

I assume that Classe assumes that there enough folks willing to buy goods made in than not, and that the product would be of equal quality with Quebec QC over site. I think the makers of Prada assumed the same.

I personally only own hand made products made in the US and Canada, but that is because I thought they were the best products. I would even consider a quality Japaneese product, in spite of Pearl Harbor and Manchuria. I think US should rely on making the very best products, not the cheapest. We can do it, and it works pretty well for German industry.

OP, not sure if it will decrease quality, it may or may not, but it will devalue the brand.

Elizabeth put it in a very mild politically correct way, unlike the way I would have.
China is not a country, it is a civilization. Like India.
We'll be watching...

Germany is a country,the USA is an Empire.Germany is a Social Democracy,the US is not and so has no need to consider the overall good.
Democracy in general is merely the political system of capitalism, preferred because in all places and times fools will always greatly outnumber the wise.
Ever notice how all those its "your sacred duty to vote" ads are run by the largest corps?

Rdavwhitaker- your post was very informative and well written.

Thanks for sharing!