Apparently ballpoint pen manufacturing requires some precision technology - China acquired it only in 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/20

Apparently ballpoint pen manufacturing requires some precision technology - China acquired it only in 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/18/finally-china-manufactures-a-ballpoint-pen-all-by-itself/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/18...