No, China did not. They didn't put a gun to anyone's head, they offered competitive pricing in exchange for moral bankruptcy. The corporate elite of America ch

No, China did not. They didn't put a gun to anyone's head, they offered competitive pricing in exchange for moral bankruptcy. The corporate elite of America chose this so they could wield immense profits and avoid the cost of ethics and worker rights. And the American people happily accompanied them the whole way, now going so far as to prop up Temu in their pursuit of cheap crap. And yet America is (perhaps soon to be was) still rampantly wealthy and productive and powerful. Moreso than any nation on the planet.