Opinion: The American Economy and the Chinese Assault - Illinois Review

Opinion: The American Economy and the Chinese Assault - Illinois Review - By:John F. Di Leo

"...Or log onto Amazon and look for something, anything at all. 

Twenty percent of the hits, maybe more, will be “sponsored” items, often from a brand you’ve never heard of.
Of course, you can shut down the internet, close the laptop, and drive to your local retailer, where the shelves are full of name brand items, bearing logos you’ve known all your life – many of which, maybe most, have one thing in common, regardless of the brand, commodity, or price point:

• They are all made in China.

...most of the durable goods we buy today are either made in China outright, or made somewhere else with a surprisingly high percentage of Chinese materials.
The change has been gradual, but undeniable...