I don’t think that applies to China. I now avoid made in China as much as possible because I think they make crap.
They do make crap. I used to buy things like bobby pins, hair clips from a well-known American company - some of those items have lasted 40 years and I’m still using them. Now the same brand is made in China, costs relatively twice as much, and they’re of such thin metal that they become unusable in weeks.
The Amish still make great hairpins:
http://www.amazon.com/Pack-Crinkled-Snagless-Amish-Steel/dp/B00ACBH28K
-JT