Tuesday, November 14, 2023

China’s Elusive Quest for Quality and Accountability

 Al Ritter


Let’s face it Communist Regimes have never been known for producing quality items. In a capitalistic market, quality is the cornerstone of a company either rising to the top or failing miserably.

China has been the poster child for copycat products for decades, some products do well but as we know a majority of items sold in the big box outlets that were made in China fail prematurely.

Unfortunately Americans have adopted the idea that the things they buy at Walmart and say Amazon are not the best quality, but they are cheap and will get them through in a pinch.

We are a throwaway society and it’s only getting worse. I’m the adventuresome tinkerer and if something I purchased fails I try to fix it before tossing it in the trash. If I fix it, I’ve saved money, if not then no great loss, hopefully the replacement will work better.

Case in point with the Covid-19 virus. Money was handed through a back door grant to China because such dangerous lab testing wasn’t allowed in the United States. As the old adage goes, “You get what you pay for.” Safety precautions be damned full speed ahead! The world suffered from bad safety protocols for the two years following.

There isn’t much of an incentive to create a well-made or safe product under Communist rule the worker ants just produce without much concern for resale value or safety.

I often chuckle to myself when we are told how much more advanced China is in military hardware. Maybe they are in certain ways but when I throw away a China made product from Walmart that only lasted 2 months, I find myself mumbling about…”they better make their military stuff better than that item I just threw in the trash.”

Enter the story on October 14, 2023 about a Shang Class Chinese Nuclear Submarine that was lost due to being caught in its own trap that was laid for enemy submarines, killing all 55 of the crew. The incident happened on August 21, 2023 to the type 093 Nuclear Sub.

The deaths were due to Hydrogen Sulfide poisoning. Sadly no detection device had been placed on this sub, so the crew had no warning about their impending doom. So safety protocols were ignored and the sub’s warning systems were lacking to say the least. In a last ditch effort to deflect criticism on the lack of safety measures the CCP instead placed blame on the deceased crew.

Not surprisingly this isn’t the first of incidences such as these as other naval disasters have haunted the CCP for decades.

Watch the video account here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X2BjWnq9R8&t=804s

Failures of their new aircraft carrier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSs_KFhEv4M

5 comments:

Debbie G said...

One thing that lasted 3 years that China made was the Covid Virus!

Turk 182 said...

I always wondered why they copied most everything but weren't really that inventive on their own

Tammy G said...

Reverse engineering is what China and India are known for

Kevin said...

Russia on the other hand build their toys of war to last. If the new Russia / China love affair lasts long enough, Russia just might teach them new tricks. Let us hope Putin ends this new love affair soon.

Bobby S said...

I had to laugh a few years ago when the tried to copy an F-35 and it turned out to be a dismal failure, it was like trying to mate a Ferrari body to a Pinto drivetrain....lol