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China
- Thread starter Tigers of Old
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Yep, West Papua is an ongoing struggle.
But they keep fighting, and the Tibetans keep resisting too.
The tide can turn, even against more powerful opponents.
DS
Seems legit..
www.abc.net.au
China issues upgraded travel warning for Australia
China alleges Australian law enforcement agencies have been "arbitrarily" searching Chinese citizens and seizing their possessions.
www.abc.net.au
There was a dunny door, I think at the Notting Hill pub in the 90s, that had the "Free Tibet" slogan scrawled on it. Underneath two wags had had a crack:
1. "Half price Nepal"
2. "With every burger sold"
1. "Half price Nepal"
2. "With every burger sold"
Pretty much everyone who has bought a half price peice of complete *smile* from bunnings or harvey norman in the last 20 years has been complicit in Chinas ascendence.
Theyve been laughing their heads off while we grow fat and soft building an MDF chandelier we saw on The Block with a disposable Ozito drill
I paid overs for Australian made tyres and a battery last week. Made me feel a little bit empowered.
Theyve been laughing their heads off while we grow fat and soft building an MDF chandelier we saw on The Block with a disposable Ozito drill
I paid overs for Australian made tyres and a battery last week. Made me feel a little bit empowered.
Yeah we're doing a kitchen and laundry reno and I'm doing my best to buy stuff that is not made in China. All the cabinetry is made in Australia so very happy about that. Bought an Aussie made laundry sink. Stone benchtops made in Australia. Appliances made in Europe. Spent more time than I care to remember looking at tapware and confused the *smile* out of ourselves. Finally settled on taps that are exactly what we wanted; from Ikea. Swedish stuff is pretty good. Got home and checked the packaging; made in China! Doh!
It's bloody everywhere and hard to avoid.
Yeah, I’ve been trying to buy Australian when buying the groceries. Bought Kookas country bikkies the other day, you know the ones you only find in hotel rooms in regional Victoria.
Very very hard to avoid, I have to put the stronger reading glasses on and look really hard at the "Made in . . . " words printed in 2pt on the package.
I did once buy one of those really cheap rechargeable drills, it was a rip off at about $12, you needed 3 hours notice to use it as the battery was lucky to hold charge for half an hour. Mind you, I wonder where the replacement (De Walt) was made, probably China.
We did our kitchen last year and bought appliances made in Europe, I think the cabinets are Australian but who knows where a lot of stuff comes from.
DS
China cornered over its treatment of Uighur minority group
China is embroiled in yet another diplomatic spat today after its Ambassador to the United Kingdom was cornered on television and forced to address his country’s alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur ethnic minority group.
www.news.com.au
Pleased this BBC journalist asked some hard questions. I hope the rest of the world does as well.
Won't be too long before we look at Chinese made goods the way we look at Japanese made goods now. But back in the 70s Japanese made stuff were considered cheap knock-offs that wouldn't last long. Now Japanese engineering is up there with the Germans.
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Yeah I bought a Chinese made valve amp (Shenzen) some years ago and it was a long way off cheap and nasty. They can make some good stuff, although this was an Australian company with their own factory in China (Melody amp if you must know).
DS
China cornered over its treatment of Uighur minority group
China is embroiled in yet another diplomatic spat today after its Ambassador to the United Kingdom was cornered on television and forced to address his country’s alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur ethnic minority group.
Pleased this BBC journalist asked some hard questions. I hope the rest of the world does as well.
Boycotting the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics should be the starting point.
We used to call it 'jap crap' when we were kids.
China ain't Japan though. I'm sure most of their stuff will still be crap in 40 years.
With their manufacturing might I'm sure they'll still make crap for those that are ordering crap and only want to pay crap prices. But they'll also have their own well engineered kit too.
China has 3levels of "crap"
1st level is el cheapo crap that most people think of as "made in China"
2nd level is crap manufactured under supervision by overseas companies. (Sold at a higher price level)
3rd level, high quality crap that is almost at "Japanese quality" & is priced accordingly.
The old adage about "you get what you pay for" is still true.
1st level is el cheapo crap that most people think of as "made in China"
2nd level is crap manufactured under supervision by overseas companies. (Sold at a higher price level)
3rd level, high quality crap that is almost at "Japanese quality" & is priced accordingly.
The old adage about "you get what you pay for" is still true.
