i would be willing to keep an open eye...while there is a lot of "crap" coming from China, that isn't because they are incapable of making good stuff...it's because the companies we purchase our stuff from, have spec'd product accordingly (likely, the cheapest they can get, so they can maximize profits)...you can get high quality items from China, but no one would like buy them (as shown in here), because everyone associates "Made in China" with junk...China doesn't make junk, China has been told to make junk...there's a difference.
case in point, a Husky injection moulding machine, ABB robot or Schuler press all work the same, whether it is located in Canada, USA, Germany or China.
I understand and agree with a lot of the skeptical sentiments here. But I also agree there is some truth to this statement.
I once talked to a Hong Kong based business man that has factories in China. He told me at the time with the lead paint scandal that some of the negative perception is unfair. The Chinese factories will build to your spec. If you want cheap, they will cut corners to give you cheap. But it doesn't mean everything out of China is automatically bad.
I agree that it'll take some time before we are convinced that these tires are on our shopping list.
