[DeaconBenjamin]

Interesting. I believe Samsung manufactures TVs in Arkansas.

[July 4th]

to the Chinese, expanding abroad without expanding to America doesn't feel like the real thing

Well, gee. That's good to know. We still feel like the real thing.

On a side note, I have an Allis Chalmers refrigerator that's over 30 years old. Unless the Haier has the same build quality, I don't think I'll bite. ;)

[dirtydanusa]

Another Question: Are the components that are used to make the refrigerators made in the U.S. or are we just assembling them with foreign made parts (like toyota's)?
Having the components made here will have a greater effect than a group of people inserting flap A into slot B.
G.E. has on the side of their box "America's largest manufacturer of refrigerators". Next line.. "Made in China"

[aculeus]

Wal-Mart sells these things.

[Eala]

Pinging Willie Green?

[Eala]

Haier pays most of its machine operators little more than US$10 an hour, 10 times what it pays in China, along with health care benefits.

Not mentioned in the article but what I hear from a co-worker from Beijing is that in terms of cost of living, this is close to parity.

[aomagrat]

The NAACP is going to be pissed.