The Evolution of “Made in China” Products

Have you ever noticed how flipping over almost anything in your house reveals those three little words: “Made in China”? So how did China manage to become an export powerhouse?

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[MrWhangdoodles]

I understand wanting to look sophisticated and using a chessboard helps with that, but moving the king like that, while saying "chess grandmaster" makes you look a fool.

[runnanyoung]

Also adding to the point, China is a massive country. Even when it's manufacturing sector is transitioning to high-end, many older factories are still in operation, with workers from even more rural areas of the country. Yet the Chinese economy is not high in consumption, so it means it can't really digest all these manufacturing power itself, relying on exporting, be it both in high-quality export, low-quality export, even exporting infrastructure projects with African countries.

[vacatiolibertas]

1:25 the reasons that China didn't infustrialize in the same way that Europe did are far more complex and numberable than so-called"national pride", especially since Chinese nationalism didn't really arise until the late 19th century. This is lazy.

[yurydmorales]

- 0:00🏭 China's dominance in manufacturing extends from cheap goods to high-quality tech, reflected in the ubiquitous "Made in China" label.
- 1:51🌱 Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the late 1970s propelled China's shift towards capitalism and foreign investment, laying the groundwork for its manufacturing prowess.
- 3:48🌐 China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 marked a significant milestone in its integration into the global economy and trade.
- 5:19💡 China's subsequent focus on technology innovation and quality control, especially post-2005, solidified its position as a global manufacturing powerhouse.
- 7:03🚀 China's ambitious "Made in China 2025" initiative underscores its determination to lead in high-end manufacturing and technology innovation.
- 9:10💸 The "de minimis rule" facilitated China's export boom, allowing cheap products to flood the US market, but faces scrutiny and potential revision.
- 10:43🔀 China's economic landscape sees competition from emerging manufacturing hubs like Mexico and India, challenging its position as the world's manufacturing leader.

[datchannelable]

The other reason that stuff on Temu is so cheap is because most of it is dogshit.

[masterofktulu]

3:16 "started as a small fishing village" shows picture of 50, 000 people in a densly populated city of the time. 😅

[krazykkarl]

"We sold out our middle class so China could have one."

[bwalker]

Yikes! There's a fair bit in this video that's overly simplistic. This sounds like it was written with a 2012 perspective - before the debt, malinvestment, and property crises took hold. I don't think looking at Temu or BYD through that lens is helpful to understanding what is currently going on.

[francischang]

"kinda kept to themselves and pretty much missed out on the entire industrial revolution"

You're skipping out on a lot of wars, invasions, annexations and subjugation by foreign powers in your story. Look up "century of humiliation" for an overview of what happened in China between then and the overthrowing of the Kuomintang.

[JustKixs]

India is getting there... Mexico is definitely taking note

[Random_]

Apple just announced they are shifting close to 50% of their manufacturing to India over the next few years

[nelswolf]

To be fair, this is exactly what Korea went through

[armchairwarrior]

Vietnam not India that is getting all the exports. Mexico for the American market.

[broketostoke]

Did homie just place the King in the center of the board on first move?

[LegIIAVGCA]

China is getting rather pricy for clothing…. And correct, China tools made in 1980 to 2010 were “Crap”… but have improved! I will still be happier buying a Taiwan or USA tool. Bad tools are Brazil and other smaller countries.

So.. cloths are often made in Nicaragua, Bangladesh, Vietnam and even Cambodia.

[gooply]

we need to bring back the SILENCE, BRAND meme

[muhcharona]

The alternatives don't have an even distribution of quality human capital.

[epinephrinsr]

How many things do you guys own that's made in America?

[eiedzyk]

Noticing the Tottenham kit in your wardrobe. COME ON YOU SPURS

[buzzlightyear]

Apple did not outsource manufacturing to China. Apple used Foxconn as contract manufacturing. Because of the cheaper labor and trainable workforce, and semi supply chain, Foxconn decided to build plants in China, not other places.