One thing nobody has brought up is that pretty much everything is made in China.
High end, well built products from Dell, Apple, pretty much any tech product? All made in China, and all great quality. The problem is not the Chinese, they are perfectly capable of building fantastic stuff. The problem is when a company does not want the added expense of high quality production.
Completely false. Pretty much everything is assembled in China, thus the "Made in China" labels, but most of the parts are made in other countries. The iPhone, for example, is "Made in China," but China only contributes about $6.50 to the overall cost of the phone by putting the parts together. The parts themselves are made in Japan, Germany, Korea, Vietnam, etc.
Edit: Found the article
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704828104576021142902413796.html