This nails it shut - Norinco

[Master Blaster]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, and Lenin said capitalists would sell rope to those who would hang them. How'd that work out for him? A lot of you are the same people that said we should not engage the FSU economically during the Cold War. The USSR fell largely because it couldn't keep up with the rising expectations of a middle class. My personal opinion is the more China develops economically, the less they will be able to stop the move to capitalism and a capitalist society.

My personal preference is for a cheap 1897 clone. Maybe I could buy one from one those many American companies that make them. No? Well, then I guess I'm going 'Rinco.

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Everyone is free to choose what they buy, If I go into a store to buy a frying pan and see pans from china and the US, the US one is of higher quality and usually also sells for a higher price. I like better quality, and I have not seen much from China that is as good quality as products made elsewhere. So I choose not to buy Chinese products if that is possible. Few here will argue that a Chinese made rifle scope or knife is better than one made in Japan, the USA, or even the Phillipenes. For the most part you get what you pay for. China is our Competitor and our business partner, and our enemy to a lesser extent. We really need to remember the competitor, as well as potential enemy part. We also have to keep in mind that there is really no free trade. Our trading partners are competeing with us for the betterment of their standard of living which could result in the deterioration of our standard of living.

 

[Oleg Volk]

FWIW, the Chinese equivalents of Remington 870 showed better fit and finish for less money. But, for the sake of an argument, let's say that they are less well made AND more expensive than American products. Should we not have a choice to buy one, the other or both? I resent the explanation that keeping out foreign goods protects anything but the interests of a small number of people who make similar domestic goods. And -- imagine this -- I work in the industry subject to the most foreign competition: graphic design. ANYONE abroad can do what I do.

 

[romulus]

...I resent the explanation that keeping out foreign goods protects anything but the interests of a small number of people who make similar domestic goods...

I agree...Just to be clear, I mentioned these latest shenanigans by China North as a reason for me personally to boycott their product, nothing more. It won't amount to a hill of beans, it's just a decision based on conscience