r/news • u/johnk317 • 1d ago

China to impose 34% retaliatory tariff on all goods imported from the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/04/china-to-impose-34percent-retaliatory-tariff-on-all-goods-imported-from-the-us.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard
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u/PurposeUsed7066 1d ago

The only bad rap I heard about China before moving to the US was poor quality of products. And yet their products were still number one. I don’t think I’d ever actually seen a US product till I moved here, but funny enough I still see more Chinese products than American or elsewhere. So I’d say the China = bad perspective doesn’t have much merit anywhere else. China does a lot, and if the US doesn’t wise up they can take full market control.

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u/TotesRaunch 1d ago

China makes nearly every consumer product we use in the US. Quality wise it's a based on the bottom line and price point.

A large portion of products are literal trash while others are better than anything you can get made elsewhere. It all comes down the cost, and companies know we'll settle for trash if it's cheap enough.