On Mon, 2008-06-16 at 21:19 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 08:10:46AM +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > > On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:55:52 +1200 > > Chris Bannister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello Chris, > > > > > So it seems like pretty well all the "cheap" stuff is Made in China. > > > > Traditionally, it's made in Taiwan. These days, however, it's not > > expedient to say so, hence the use of the term People's Republic of > > China, or just PRC. Politics..... > > It was explicitly stated "Made in China". I have seem "Made in Taiwan", > never "Main in PRC" or "Made in People's Republic of China". > > Caveat: My statement above doesn't necessarily imply that the products > made in China are of lower quality than of products made anywhere else. > Oh, I agree. It is just that (in my mind) there is a difference between made in China (often a Taiwan company leased a factory in China) and PRC owned. I also know it is very hard to find anything NOT made in China (whether it is Taiwan or PRC). I just don't see any reason to support the (Communism? debatable) absolute dictatorship that is China. I also know it may even be silly. It is just where I draw my personal line. Yours may vary. I may not be able to find a pair of pants not made in China, but I can find a laptop at least made by a company NOT owned by the PRC, even if it is "made in China". Again, just a personal preference, like vanilla ice cream or chocolate.
> > -- Damon L. Chesser [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linkedin.com/in/dchesser
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