It’s actually not that hard to get through life without buying anything Chinese. It requires buying more used stuff and doing without some other stuff, but it is possible.
Yes , I turned down a radiator for one of my vehicles because it was made in China. Quality control and supporting the ChiComs are the two main reasons .
I am actually searching for one made in Mexico, because I know I will not find one made here in the US . Believe it or not, Mexican quality is better than Chinese quality when it comes to auto parts .
Thanks to “free trade” I get to shop around for “quality” auto parts that will last for 6 months, if that .
It’s not that I can’t live without Chinese goods. The issue is, why do we have to settle for either crappy goods or do without them? I see a kinds of foods coming now from THird World countries, and frankly I don’t trust the safety of it. So I have to constantly scan labels to see where its coming from. Such a nuisance.
It is getting increasingly difficult. For example, generic prescription drugs are beginning to use Chinese ingredients (basic chemicals). Soon the actual active drug component will be of Chinese origin (if this hasn't happened already), and then the final, completed product. My medical insurance pays only for generics and I am powerless to stipulate point of origin (if the pharmacy even knows).