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Yeah, but 80% are super cheap crap.
Leave that to the customer to decide. Or is that not the point of the free market?
Not when it comes to things that will kill people.
"Super cheap crap" in this case could lead to the steering binding up and making a car drive into a crowd of people.
The car market is far from free and is probably one of the most regulated markets in the US. Introducing "free market" now to it would be quite catastrophic.
They still wouldn't be able to sell anything that doesn't meet the standards in place, so I really don't get your comment.
The government can't inspect 100% of every vehicle. Chinesium crap is notorious for swapping out parts. If the company is based in the US or has significant ownership/operations in the USA then you can take actions against the company...
A Chinese company has no care in the world about US operations. They'll just change name and peddle it under a new name. (see dropshipping problems we have now on all the major e-tail platforms).
Curious, are planes manufactured by Boeing being considered in your comparison of Chinese made vs US made products?
Well that's a good question... I would normally say no... But a little googling brings up results like
https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/boeing-expands-chinese-parts-factory-for-second-time
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/boeing-company-opens-new-chinese-factory-amid-us-chinese-trade-war
and
https://simpleflying.com/boeing-777x-parts-manufacture-site/
And then you look at the problems Boeing have recently faced... And you have to wonder... newer manufacturing facilities in China... and now we're seeing an uptick in problems at Boeing. Definitely a hell of a coincidence, but ultimately hard to tie them together as a causal relationship.