Made In China: A threat to America; How to boycott it?

[White Israelite]

I am tired of products made in China, I want to boycott as many products from China as possible, and other 3rd world countries. I looked at many products in my house and was disgusted by how many products I have that say "Made In China".

Just an example of some things in my house and their origins.

Electronics
Phillips 5 disc dvd player - Made In China
Dish Network HDTV receiver - Made In China
Nikon AS Camera - Made In Japan
Olympus digital camera - Made In China
Sony DCR VX-1000 3CCD camcorder - Made In Japan
Samsung SPN Plasma display 42" - Made In South Korea
Samsung 190s 19" LCD Panel - Made In South Korea
Daewoo Plasma display 42" - Made In South Korea
Panasonic TV dvd/vcr combo 21" - Made In China
Phillips TV 21" - Made In China
Phillips TV 21" - Made In China
LG VX8100 Cell Phone - Made In South Korea
Motorola V600 cellphone- Made In UK
Motorola Razr cellphone - Made In Singapore
Motorola Razr (2nd) cellphone - Made in UK
T-Mobile PDA smart computer - Made In Singapore
Uniden house phone - Made In China
Toshiba Satellite laptop - Made In Japan
Compaq EVO N1020V laptop - Made In Indonesia
Thermaltake Shark computer case - Made In Taiwan
Asus motherboard - Made In China
Microsoft XBOX - Made In Hungary
Microsoft XBOX 360 - Made In China
Sega Dreamcast - Made In Japan
Sega Dreamcast (2nd) - Made In China
Nintendo Gamecube - Made In Japan
IBM Keyboard (1989) - Made In UK
Logitech Keyboard - Made In China
Microsoft Webcam - Made In China
Microsoft Mouse - Made In China
Linksys WRT54G wireless router - Made In China

China count = 14

Guns & Equipment
Blackhawk handgun soft case - Made In Vietnam
Blackhawk Tactical Thighholster - Made In Vietnam
Blackhawk combat boots - Made In Vietnam
Israeli lightweight combat boots - Made In China
Laptop softcase - Made In China
Molle Tactical backpack - Made In China
EPHOD Load Bearing Vest - Made In Israel
Para M83 military helmet - Made In South Africa
H&K USP .45 handgun - Made In Germany
IMI Galil .223 rifle - Made In Israel
Mossberg 590 shotgun - Made In Turkey
WASR10 7.62x39 rifle - Made In Romania
Norinco 1911 handgun - Made In China
Polytech M14 .308 rifle - Made In China
FN FAL .308 rifle - Made In Belgium
ORF Galil .223 rifle - Made In America
Rockriver Arms .223 M4 rifle - Made In Ameria
Winchester Defender shotgun - Made In America
EOTech holographic sight for M4 - Made In America
Camelbak hydration - Made In China
Winchester .45 ACP whitebox ammunition - Made In America
Wolf .223 ammunition - Made In Russia
Aquila .223 ammunition - Made In Mexico
PRVI PARTIZAN 5.56x45 ammunition - Made In Serbia
Lakecity 5.56x45 ammunition - Made In America
Remington 12 guage shotgun shells - Made In America
Wolf .308 ammunition - Made In Russia

China count = 5

Watches
Casio Frogman G-Shock watch - Made In Japan
Berenger stainless steel watch - Made In Japan

China count = 0

Vehicles
Mitsubishi Eclipse 2000 GT - Assembled in America
Yamaha FX140 waverunner (2) - manufactured and assembled in America

China count = 0

clothing/dive equipment
Sherwood Dive Tank - Made In America
Tusa Dive Mask - Made In Japan
Akona Titanium water boots - Made In China
Tilos Snorkel - Made In Taiwan
Tusa diving fins - Made In Taiwan
UTC Digital dive computer - Made In Israel
Work Shirt/Silk - Made In China
Work Pants - Made in China
Regular pair of jeans - Made in Mexico/Dominican Republic
Socks - Made In Dominican Republic
Nike Shoes - Made In China
Towels - Made In Egypt

China count = 3

Various others
Oakley XX (20's) Sunglasses - Made In America
Various paperweights - Made In China
Statues - Made In China
Hairbrush - Made In China
Gerber multitool - Made In America
Hand mirror - Made In China
Toothbrush - Made In China
Black leather wallet - Made In China
Silverware - Made In China
Knife set - Made In Japan
Mach 3 razor - Made In China
Avante TFAL Toaser - Made In China

China count = 9

Total = 32

Ok, so far it looks like China, Indonesia, Singapore, Korea, and Japan are dominant in Electronics, that goes for pretty much everything. Many companies are outsourcing electronics out for saving cost, lifespan has been shortened due to quality control. Over time, Japan will be out of the picture and it will be down to Korea, Vietnam and China. Korea may give in to demands and start outsourcing to either China, Singapore, Indonesia, or Thailand. Quality is getting worse as it goes to these countries, you can't pick up a harddrive that doesn't say Made In Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore or China nowadays. The lifespan is pretty [censored] too. Tv's, good luck finding one made in America, even those that say made in America are only assembled here, where do you think the boards and transistors come from? Cell phones, gaming systems, all that's been outsourced. Technology is improving, lifespan is not. It's all about companys saving cost while we pay more money for inferior garbage.

Guns & equipment, toss up here. Guns are made all over the world, and while we still have an open market to guns, we still have a choice. America is falling behind in firearms recycling the same designs, there are a few clones made in America though they are considered inferior, the one and only thing we make here in the country and we can't even do it right anymore. Europe is taking the prize for this and producing much better firearms though they are expensive and due to import laws, they must contain a certain amount of American parts. Chinese firearms surprisingly are of good quality but they've been banned for import into America, the only thing they make right for a change, how surprising.

Equipment, as you can see, most of my nylon items, boots, cases, etc. are made in China or Vietnam, this is all military grade stuff by the way. The durability is poor and rips easily, zippers not well made, looks like it was made in a sweatshop. It all use to be made here in America.

Watches, good quality stuff from Switzerland, Japan makes some good stuff but it's becoming less common, Chinese knockoffs are dominating the market and are made of garbage. We're paying high prices for items that look good but are made of excrement.

Vehicles, well China and India are introducing cheap mobiles to the market, America somewhat has it's head in the market but it's in reverse, foreign companies (Like Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi) are owned by Japanese companies but yet their cars sold here are mainly made in America, that's good news. Ford and Chevy, etc. are using imported parts and outsourcing work. It probably won't be long until people get desperate for cheap mobiles as people are starting to go to KIA (made in South Korea), over time as the economy goes down, watch China try to take over this market.

clothing/dive equipment
Clothing I am not surprised, all the silk and clothing is either made in Mexico, Dominican Republic (socks, underwear), or China. China is quickly trying to move in for the kill with clothing on price alone. How else are we able to get clothing so cheap (but made by a 10 year old in a sweatshop).

Diving equipment, I was really dissappointed in this, while some of the quality stuff is made in Japan, I couldn't find one item made in America like I could 10 years ago. The only exception is my dive computer which states that it was assembled in Israel but being a new company, they'll probably outsource soon. All the masks/fins/plastics are now made either in Taiwan or China.

Various others, ahh this is where China takes the cake. Almost all these cheap toys, small paperweights, pens, statues, flowerpots, is all made in China imported to walmart and these cheap stores. Your average household item including sofas will all be made in China soon.

So what exactly does this mean? Nearly everything is outsourced from this country, we are 100 percent dependent on other countries to produce our items. Sure, we can blame China, we can blame the 3rd world, but the real problem is the corporations. It is big corporations who don't give a rats @$$ about the consumer but only about maximizing profits. Even companies that produce quality products are outsourcing to save money because it appeals to the shareholders, makes sense from a business perspective right? Consumers aren't fooled by the quality nor the fact that we're selling our jobs to some mut over in a 3rd world country.

With all these claims of Chinese product defects, I haven't even covered the water yet, sure I covered items for pleasure or luxury, what about items we need? Food for example? Tooth paste for bushing our teeth? Medication? Know where all of these are made?

I need suggestions how I can boycott China and I need websites that show products that are made IN America even if it costs more.

Unfortunately, you see all these people protesting against China waving their Chinese made American flag, wearing their Chinese nikes and clothes, with their Chinese made paper posters protesting against walmart for importing Chinese goods. We need a real boycott because these corporations are going to completely make us useless at this rate. If we don't do something, we're all going to be purchasing copies of Torah made in China soon.


My classification

High quality American made products remain at the top
Japan is way up there in terms of quality due to their strict quality control and has never failed me
Taiwan/South Korea are a mix, most of their products are great.
China ranks down there way below Taiwan and South Korea, very shoddy
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand are comparable or lower
Vietnam, complete garbage, most of our military stuff being made there or Thailand now (clothes, nylon)

[Americanhero1]

You still have the Sega Dreamcast does it still work good?

[White Israelite]

You still have the Sega Dreamcast does it still work good?

The Japanese one does, the Chinese one, the port blew out and I had to resolder it.

[Americanhero1]

You still have the Sega Dreamcast does it still work good?

The Japanese one does, the Chinese one, the port blew out and I had to resolder it.

I had one I slammed against a wall the part that reads the CD broke
I still have the Nintendo It works Great

[White Israelite]

You still have the Sega Dreamcast does it still work good?

The Japanese one does, the Chinese one, the port blew out and I had to resolder it.

I had one I slammed against a wall the part that reads the CD broke
I still have the Nintendo It works Great

You can get them for 20 bucks on ebay. It's unfortunate that the only American owned corporation who produces a console now (XBOX) doesn't even make the damn thing in America.

[Americanhero1]

You still have the Sega Dreamcast does it still work good?

The Japanese one does, the Chinese one, the port blew out and I had to resolder it.

I had one I slammed against a wall the part that reads the CD broke
I still have the Nintendo It works Great

You can get them for 20 bucks on ebay. It's unfortunate that the only American owned corporation who produces a console now (XBOX) doesn't even make the damn thing in America.

I got it when it  first came out I have close to 100 games
I dont like the XBOX because of the controlers

[White Israelite]

You still have the Sega Dreamcast does it still work good?

The Japanese one does, the Chinese one, the port blew out and I had to resolder it.

I had one I slammed against a wall the part that reads the CD broke
I still have the Nintendo It works Great

You can get them for 20 bucks on ebay. It's unfortunate that the only American owned corporation who produces a console now (XBOX) doesn't even make the damn thing in America.

I got it when it  first came out I have close to 100 games
I dont like the XBOX because of the controlers

I used to just burn the games online and pop them in my dreamcast, I loved that system.

Anyways, does anyone else here have any opinion or comment about the matter?

[AsheDina]

You still have the Sega Dreamcast does it still work good?

The Japanese one does, the Chinese one, the port blew out and I had to resolder it.

I had one I slammed against a wall the part that reads the CD broke
I still have the Nintendo It works Great

You can get them for 20 bucks on ebay. It's unfortunate that the only American owned corporation who produces a console now (XBOX) doesn't even make the damn thing in America.

  Pilman...lets see how many just IGNORE this very EXC post- just like not even bothering to even ASK YOU WHY guns are necessary BIGTIME to all of our lives- Our nation is FALLING apart- and China is our boss, and they are a clever people. That was a lot of writing- that I APPRECIATE pilman. TY- I am starting a garage sale, better they have the JUNK from China.

[Americanhero1]

If America started to produce these type of Items We could ship them out like other countries do and make money off the Item

[White Israelite]

If America started to produce these type of Items We could ship them out like other countries do and make money off the Item

Right, remember that we still do manufacture some things, like we make a lot of money making the DVD covers and the actual DVD's here in the US, but all of this labor is being outsourced including the steel and plastic/polymers, we're becoming purely a service industry, and even thats being shipped out to areas like India, some companies use China for outsourcing (like Dish Network), and even Linksys now

[RationalThought110]

Few politicians will call China, "Communist China."

China is categorized as a "most favored nation" in a "free trade" agreement.  All of this should bother you. 

[Americanhero1]

If America started to produce these type of Items We could ship them out like other countries do and make money off the Item

Right, remember that we still do manufacture some things, like we make a lot of money making the DVD covers and the actual DVD's here in the US, but all of this labor is being outsourced including the steel and plastic/polymers, we're becoming purely a service industry, and even thats being shipped out to areas like India, some companies use China for outsourcing (like Dish Network), and even Linksys now

If we still produced all those Items and some other things that went with the others we would make more and maybe companys in india would ship there buisness here and we would have more jobs

[White Israelite]

Also with the service jobs, like people say that illegal aliens are just doing jobs Americans don't want to do and say we're becoming a service nation, remember that a lot of the calling centers are outsourced, and even computer jobs. I'm an IT and companies are saying "well why don't we just hire IT's and tech support from India and China". EA is outsourcing programmers from different countries now too.

Also to top it off, while the medical industry is still big, we're being pushed out because we are told that for political correctness, the medical industry wants to bring in more mixed races like Indians and Chinese. Medication coming from overseas too.

Agriculture, we're already screwed.

What else do we have? Legal system? It's a matter of time before that's outsourced too.

If you guys are ok with it, can you post up a sample of products you have in your house and where they are made? My list should give you some ideas, I would like to compare so we can get an idea how dominant Chinese products are in the household? It doesn't have to say "Made In China" you can include other products too so we can get a accurate percentage of the products in your household to what you have found?

[Dan]

China is the next foe that the US will have to confront if not an economic meltdown will occur that might spell the end of the Super Power status as we know it, G-d forbid.

[RationalThought110]

Also with the service jobs, like people say that illegal aliens are just doing jobs Americans don't want to do and say we're becoming a service nation, remember that a lot of the calling centers are outsourced, and even computer jobs. I'm an IT and companies are saying "well why don't we just hire IT's and tech support from India and China". EA is outsourcing programmers from different countries now too.

Also to top it off, while the medical industry is still big, we're being pushed out because we are told that for political correctness, the medical industry wants to bring in more mixed races like Indians and Chinese. Medication coming from overseas too.

Agriculture, we're already screwed.

What else do we have? Legal system? It's a matter of time before that's outsourced too.

If you guys are ok with it, can you post up a sample of products you have in your house and where they are made? My list should give you some ideas, I would like to compare so we can get an idea how dominant Chinese products are in the household?

 
The elitists want the US to be dependent on other countries for all of the things you mention.  They don't care about sovereignty.

[Americanhero1]

Also with the service jobs, like people say that illegal aliens are just doing jobs Americans don't want to do and say we're becoming a service nation, remember that a lot of the calling centers are outsourced, and even computer jobs. I'm an IT and companies are saying "well why don't we just hire IT's and tech support from India and China". EA is outsourcing programmers from different countries now too.

Also to top it off, while the medical industry is still big, we're being pushed out because we are told that for political correctness, the medical industry wants to bring in more mixed races like Indians and Chinese. Medication coming from overseas too.

Agriculture, we're already screwed.

What else do we have? Legal system? It's a matter of time before that's outsourced too.

If you guys are ok with it, can you post up a sample of products you have in your house and where they are made? My list should give you some ideas, I would like to compare so we can get an idea how dominant Chinese products are in the household? It doesn't have to say "Made In China" you can include other products too so we can get a accurate percentage of the products in your household to what you have found?

I hate when people say that mexicans do the jobs no one else wants which is bull
If they payed the correct amount of money and not pay very little then Americans would do those Jobs

[RationalThought110]

Duncan Hunter was the only presidential candidate who made this a top priority of his platform.

He's also a strong supporter of the 2nd amendment.  I told you to support him and to not have initially supported Ron Paul. 

[White Israelite]

I would recommend people try to look at products before they buy it if they care about the Chinese threat, I am starting to now. Unfortunately it's not 100 percent fullproof, for example.

You buy a knife that says made in US right? Well it could be imported material, you don't know where the materials come from, the steel could be from China and the materials assembled in US, so technically this is still supporting China.

Or even new products, say you buy that fancy Panasonic 32" LCD at walmart, well it may say Made In Japan, but take it apart and look at the board, and the transistors, look at the brand name, it is likely made in China. It's very difficult to 100 percent boycott China, but there are products that are not made in China, and this is why it's very important to research what you buy.

Unfortunately, it's not always feasible or possible to avoid Chinese products especially if you need it, like eating utensils, who is going to spend a fortune on these? Sure you could get plastic forks and spoons, but they are probably made in China too!

If we ever enter a war against China or an ally of her, we are really [censored].

[Taylor]

Did you guys see the story on how China treated the jihadis. They burned the mosque to the last week because it didn't display an Olympic flag. I think we need to chose our battles. I would be happy with China taking over any jihadi country. We are weak. We let the jihadis spread their fifth on our own soil. China does not stand for that. I would boycott muslim before China any day.

[briann]

That is an EXCELLENT list.  I might have that put in our website as well.

Brian

[White Israelite]

Did you guys see the story on how China treated the jihadis. They burned the mosque to the last week because it didn't display an Olympic flag. I think we need to chose our battles. I would be happy with China taking over any jihadi country. We are weak. We let the jihadis spread their fifth on our own soil. China does not stand for that. I would boycott muslim before China any day.

The enemy of my enemy is not my friend, once their done eliminating muslims, they'll come for us.

Have fun waving your Chinese made American and Israeli flag at protests.

[cjd]

I really dislike buying anything that comes from China however it has got so no matter how much money your willing to spend overcoming this most of the time you end up with a China product anyway. America went from making the best products in the world to almost making nothing here any longer. 95% of the products from China are pure garbage. An American product was built to last for years and years some of this stuff China exports is shot just after a few uses. I don't care how inexpensive it its to buy the stuff it still is not worth it.

[White Israelite]

That is an EXCELLENT list.  I might have that put in our website as well.

Brian

Feel free.

I really dislike buying anything that comes from China however it has got so no matter how much money your willing to spend overcoming this most of the time you end up with a China product anyway. America went from making the best products in the world to almost making nothing here any longer. 95% of the products from China are pure garbage. An American product was built to last for years and years some of this stuff China exports is shot just after a few uses. I don't care how inexpensive it its to buy the stuff it still is not worth it.

100 percent agreed, infact even quality manufacturers are starting to outsource, why should I pay 150 dollars for a pair of new Nikes made in China that I used to be able to get made in the USA for either the same cost or cheaper? And they were made better in the US too.

It's just like anything, Blackhawk charges a premium for their military boots (what our armed forces use) and all the garbage is made in Vietnam and poorly made.

I remember when I ordered my Israeli boots and fatigues from Zahal.org and they felt very flimsy so to speak, had a friend translate the hebrew and the boots were made in China. The fatigues were horribly stitches and the material was so thin that it ripped on even small branches, turned out it was sewn by some Palestinian workers in the north. I complained to Zahal and demanded a refund and explained that the boots the IDF were using was by NOGA EINAT, not a Chinese company. Turned out that Noga Einat started outsourcing to China to cut on costs. I have a pair of the older Israeli boots and the new ones and the older ones were a heck of a lot more durable.

it's not just the civilian market, but even quality products and military products are now being outsourced, ITT got in trouble for outsourcing NVG's (Night vision goggles) to China for crying out loud, a military subcontractor. It's getting bad and it will get worse. Chinese know they have control of our products and slowly poison us with their anti freeze in our toothpaste and lead paint in our childrens mcdonalds toys.

I'm going shopping for American made clothing even if it costs me a arm and a leg, tired of Chinese garbage and their poison.

[Ambiorix]

I buy Belgian, German, Italian, Danish, Dutch, USA, Japanese or Swiss products.
China and other third world stuff unfortunatley too, since I have no choice.

[Americanhero1]

I buy Belgian, German, Italian, Danish, Dutch, USA, Japanese or Swiss products.
China and other third world stuff unfortunatley too, since I have no choice.

I do that as well like Knives i buy either German or Italian