“You couldn’t pay me to fly on a Chinese space craft.”
I wouldn’t rely on their stuff being inferior for very long. When I was a boy, “made in Japan” was code for total crap. Now - not so much (!).
I’ve seen some Chinese-built (AND DESIGNED) products in the last few years that were very, very good.
They are getting better all of the time.
Are we?
I bought an American made mitre-saw stand over a year ago. Worst welds I ever saw, and pieces were crooked and not lined up. I ended up cutting pieces off, setting them straight and rewelding them myself. Because I could, and I added features. I've gotten Craftsman stuff lately, that turned out to be junk.
On the other hand, I've bought several tools that are Chinese-made, and the steel and welds were perfect. One was a pneumatic-controlled hydraulic engine hoist hooked up to my compressor. Cost about a third of the equivalent American made equivalent, and it hasn't let me down. So I'd say the Chinese are actually better now at many things.