ofcourse its cheaper why else would they do it. its so much cheaper because China still uses slave labor for alot of their production. Also the average factory worker in china makes about the equivalent of 50 cents an hour. reason why wages are so low in china is because there are more people then available jobs and it will always be this way nomatter how many jobs we send to china it will never be enough to even things out since china makes up two thirds of the worlds population. somebody posted earlier that they didnt care if things were made in china because the chinese have to eat too from that aspect I kinda agree atleast we are helping them out kinda... but not really.... but thats not why I care wether if something is made here or in china. My reasons for not liking stuff made in china as listed.

1. takes away American factory workers jobs.

2. Quality control over there is so poor, even with product inspections to make sure things are up to par and still junk falls through the cracks you may not notice it right away but soon after things may fail prematurely from poor craftsmenship or imporoper materials or alloys used in the product.

3.The chinese still use lead paint on all painted products, even on childrens toys. Because there are no regulations on lead in china. most people dont bother to read the small fine print on the back of the package which states "this products contains a chemical known to the state of california to cause cancer and reproductive harm" the print is so small in most cases its understandable why you didnt see it. then your kids are putting these painted toy cars in their mouths and are being exposed to lead. its absolutely rediculous if things are gonna be made it china atleast the paints and chemicals needs to be regulated.