At one time true of stuff made in Japan. Now their products are almost entirely of the very highest quality. The same could in the long run be true of China too.
The difference is that Japan embraced western ideas, democracy and had a desire to produce the best products in the world.
China is not Japan. Japan didn’t do it to use everything they earned from us, to become stronger and engage us in an ultimate showdown.
Only if we allow it to happen.