<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Backpack Journey 2007 &#8211; What does Made in China mean to you?</title> <atom:link href="http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/</link> <description>A healthy and wealthy journey around the world one city at a time</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:56:48 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>By: Terence Chang</title><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4420</link> <dc:creator>Terence Chang</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:49:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/#comment-4420</guid> <description>@Thebum:Thank you for stopping by. Unfortunately, you are wrong. US is not the only countries buying goods from China. China is not the only sources of goods for US. US buy goods from India, Japan, Korea and South Africa. If you just want to express your concern about gas price and blame on China, you are totally wrong. I guess you have never been to China, so you have no idea why exactly China need a lot of oil.If you want to ask people not buying goods from China in order to reduce the gas price, why not ask everyone in the US not to buy from other countries as well? You should just buy anything that is Made in USA. You should also ask the President candidates to produce oil in just USA. I guess that you won&#039;t be able to watch TV, get on Internet, brush your teeth and do a lot of other things. You will end up pay a lot more than you can afford.Goods made in China are not all bad. Blame on those US corporations which out source to China, India and third world countries. Business is business. Stop buying good from China or any other countries will not crash the country&#039;s economy. If you don&#039;t buy from China, other countries will do. It may hurt the country a little, but they will move on.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Thebum:</p><p>Thank you for stopping by. Unfortunately, you are wrong. US is not the only countries buying goods from China. China is not the only sources of goods for US. US buy goods from India, Japan, Korea and South Africa. If you just want to express your concern about gas price and blame on China, you are totally wrong. I guess you have never been to China, so you have no idea why exactly China need a lot of oil.</p><p>If you want to ask people not buying goods from China in order to reduce the gas price, why not ask everyone in the US not to buy from other countries as well? You should just buy anything that is Made in USA. You should also ask the President candidates to produce oil in just USA. I guess that you won&#8217;t be able to watch TV, get on Internet, brush your teeth and do a lot of other things. You will end up pay a lot more than you can afford.</p><p>Goods made in China are not all bad. Blame on those US corporations which out source to China, India and third world countries. Business is business. Stop buying good from China or any other countries will not crash the country&#8217;s economy. If you don&#8217;t buy from China, other countries will do. It may hurt the country a little, but they will move on.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: thebum</title><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-4419</link> <dc:creator>thebum</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:34:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/#comment-4419</guid> <description>Made in China only means one thing to me.....higher gas prices! The United States buys more items then any other nation in the world. We are fueling China&#039;s economy. Hence, China is in demand for more oil because we keep buying and buying. And because of this oil keeps going up. Quit buying from China and then watch what happens to the price of oil and China&#039;s economy. Vicious circle. I for one has requested information on where the products are made before buying, even over the internet. All Americans should try NOT buying China products. for one year and see what happens.Thebum</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Made in China only means one thing to me&#8230;..higher gas prices! The United States buys more items then any other nation in the world. We are fueling China&#8217;s economy. Hence, China is in demand for more oil because we keep buying and buying. And because of this oil keeps going up. Quit buying from China and then watch what happens to the price of oil and China&#8217;s economy. Vicious circle.<br /> I for one has requested information on where the products are made before buying, even over the internet. All Americans should try NOT buying China products. for one year and see what happens.</p><p>Thebum</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Terence Chang</title><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3932</link> <dc:creator>Terence Chang</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:37:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/#comment-3932</guid> <description>@Sam:I am sure there are many poorly made products in China. Like I said in my other posts, the quality control in Chinese manufactures are not good enough. However, the same thing happened in the USA and many other countries. I am hoping to see a better quality control in the near future. Thank you for visiting and sharing your experience! Sorry to hear that you were having issues with the product you purchased!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Sam:</p><p>I am sure there are many poorly made products in China. Like I said in my other posts, the quality control in Chinese manufactures are not good enough. However, the same thing happened in the USA and many other countries. I am hoping to see a better quality control in the near future. Thank you for visiting and sharing your experience! Sorry to hear that you were having issues with the product you purchased!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Sam</title><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3930</link> <dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:21:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/#comment-3930</guid> <description>I bought a mini-bike from a company out of china. It broke after 2 months. Every piece of metal and plastic snapped and it basically self destructed. A 3mm piece of metal that had a 4 ounce load snapped under its weight from the vibrations. Chinese products suck. Also, LOOK UP CRASH TESTS ON CHINESE CARS ON YOUTUBE!!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bought a mini-bike from a company out of china. It broke after 2 months. Every piece of metal and plastic snapped and it basically self destructed. A 3mm piece of metal that had a 4 ounce load snapped under its weight from the vibrations. Chinese products suck. Also, LOOK UP CRASH TESTS ON CHINESE CARS ON YOUTUBE!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Terence Chang</title><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1878</link> <dc:creator>Terence Chang</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:56:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/#comment-1878</guid> <description>@Jimbo:Thank you for sharing the link. That&#039;s an interesting list. Yes. Japan made products don&#039;t mean a good quality too. I also have problem with my Honda Accord.I think my points is that we don&#039;t stop driving American car because they are not as good as Japanese car. It&#039;s the same thing to Made in China products. We need to choose the good one. I hate made in China umbrella. It&#039;s only good for once time use. :-( However, it won&#039;t stop me using made in China product. I will probably check out that site and see what stuff are still not listed. ;-)thanks!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Jimbo:</p><p>Thank you for sharing the link. That&#8217;s an interesting list. Yes. Japan made products don&#8217;t mean a good quality too. I also have problem with my Honda Accord.</p><p>I think my points is that we don&#8217;t stop driving American car because they are not as good as Japanese car. It&#8217;s the same thing to Made in China products. We need to choose the good one. I hate made in China umbrella. It&#8217;s only good for once time use. <img src='http://www.terencechang.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':-(' class='wp-smiley' /> However, it won&#8217;t stop me using made in China product. I will probably check out that site and see what stuff are still not listed. <img src='http://www.terencechang.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>thanks!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jimbo</title><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1875</link> <dc:creator>Jimbo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:52:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/#comment-1875</guid> <description>Well actually, Logitech was my point, their stuff (made in China) IS generally reliable.  Unfortunately, a lot of other stuff isn&#039;t, or is counterfeit, thus tarring everyone&#039;s reputation (eg: pet food scandal). And no, Made in USA doesn&#039;t always mean better, the corporate executives have seen to that, but they&#039;re very quick to collect their corporate bonuses. Everyone has quality issues, even Honda (2007 CR-V with an oil leak from the rear mail seal at less than 100mi, Japanese made, known issue). Instances such as those listed on the following site are an indicator of some sort of greater endemic issue oveall though:http://www.who-sucks.com/business/made-in-china-2007-danger-timelineIf manufacturers and govenment can get their act together and clean things up, it will be an improvement for everyone involved.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well actually, Logitech was my point, their stuff (made in China) IS generally reliable.  Unfortunately, a lot of other stuff isn&#8217;t, or is counterfeit, thus tarring everyone&#8217;s reputation (eg: pet food scandal).<br /> And no, Made in USA doesn&#8217;t always mean better, the corporate executives have seen to that, but they&#8217;re very quick to collect their corporate bonuses.<br /> Everyone has quality issues, even Honda (2007 CR-V with an oil leak from the rear mail seal at less than 100mi, Japanese made, known issue).<br /> Instances such as those listed on the following site are an indicator of some sort of greater endemic issue oveall though:</p><p><a href="http://www.who-sucks.com/business/made-in-china-2007-danger-timeline" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.who-sucks.com/business/made-in-china-2007-danger-timeline?referer=');">http://www.who-sucks.com/business/made-in-china-2007-danger-timeline</a></p><p>If manufacturers and govenment can get their act together and clean things up, it will be an improvement for everyone involved.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Terence Chang</title><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1867</link> <dc:creator>Terence Chang</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:42:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/#comment-1867</guid> <description>@Jimbo:Logitech makes good products? Not 100%. Most of their products are still made in China. Made in China products does need be improved and need much more quality control. However, does made in USA automobile better? If you look at the new car parts made in China. Many of them are much better and much more durable than the same one made in USA.A crap product does means all products are crap. There is no doubt that products that are made in countries other than in USA should be improved. However, made in USA doesn&#039;t means better quality. Especially the technique used to produce plastic products for automobile. China has better technology with lower cost.Thank you for visiting.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Jimbo:</p><p>Logitech makes good products? Not 100%. Most of their products are still made in China. Made in China products does need be improved and need much more quality control. However, does made in USA automobile better? If you look at the new car parts made in China. Many of them are much better and much more durable than the same one made in USA.</p><p>A crap product does means all products are crap. There is no doubt that products that are made in countries other than in USA should be improved. However, made in USA doesn&#8217;t means better quality. Especially the technique used to produce plastic products for automobile. China has better technology with lower cost.</p><p>Thank you for visiting.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jimbo</title><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1865</link> <dc:creator>Jimbo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:47:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/#comment-1865</guid> <description>Mostly it means crap.  There&#039;s a few companies (like say, Logitech) who seem to be able to produce acceptable goods, but mostly if I have a choice between two comparable items, I&#039;ll always buy the one made somewhere else.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mostly it means crap.  There&#8217;s a few companies (like say, Logitech) who seem to be able to produce acceptable goods, but mostly if I have a choice between two comparable items, I&#8217;ll always buy the one made somewhere else.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Terence Chang</title><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1590</link> <dc:creator>Terence Chang</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:43:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/#comment-1590</guid> <description>@Estrella Eguino:Not all Made in China products suck. I have to admit that many of them are made with really bad quality.  As a Chinese, I felt shame on ourselves sometimes.  I hate to use some made in China products, because they do suck. As I said in my post, Chinese manufacture don&#039;t pay too much attention on quality control.  However, products made in Taiwan and Hong Kong are much better.  There were many products made in Taiwan ranked number one in the world 20 years ago.The fact is that American company try to save cost and make more profit on selling made in China products.  It&#039;s all about business operation.  It&#039;s the same things that American company out source to India for software development.  Does software run well?I do have some bad experience with made in USA products as well.  So there is no doubt that China make more products than any other countries.  The chance is that there are more bad items from China.Thank you for stopping by!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Estrella Eguino:</p><p>Not all Made in China products suck. I have to admit that many of them are made with really bad quality.  As a Chinese, I felt shame on ourselves sometimes.  I hate to use some made in China products, because they do suck. As I said in my post, Chinese manufacture don&#8217;t pay too much attention on quality control.  However, products made in Taiwan and Hong Kong are much better.  There were many products made in Taiwan ranked number one in the world 20 years ago.</p><p>The fact is that American company try to save cost and make more profit on selling made in China products.  It&#8217;s all about business operation.  It&#8217;s the same things that American company out source to India for software development.  Does software run well?</p><p>I do have some bad experience with made in USA products as well.  So there is no doubt that China make more products than any other countries.  The chance is that there are more bad items from China.</p><p>Thank you for stopping by!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Estrella Eguino</title><link>http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1585</link> <dc:creator>Estrella Eguino</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:44:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.terencechang.com/2007/08/25/backpack-journey-2007-what-does-made-in-china-means-to-you/#comment-1585</guid> <description>Chinese products totally suck! I was so frustrated once that I wrote an essay on it for my blog. Take a look here if you want to read it...http://estrellaeguino.blogspot.com/2007/01/dont-be-fooled-by-trade-shows-chinese.html</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chinese products totally suck! I was so frustrated once that I wrote an essay on it for my blog. Take a look here if you want to read it&#8230;</p><p><a href="http://estrellaeguino.blogspot.com/2007/01/dont-be-fooled-by-trade-shows-chinese.html" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/estrellaeguino.blogspot.com/2007/01/dont-be-fooled-by-trade-shows-chinese.html?referer=');">http://estrellaeguino.blogspot.com/2007/01/dont-be-fooled-by-trade-shows-chinese.html</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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