Yeah, and the Chinese botched the manufacture of critical elements of the eastern-span repair project, the addressing of which led to an increase in the bridge toll.
Correct. Their arguments are as weak as the Chinese bolts that they used.
Ever read “Catch-22”? The Luftwaffe outsourced the bombing of US airfields in Italy to the US Air Corp. Maybe we could pay the Chinese to bomb themselves in the next war.
I worked in the oil industry and saw the effects of using Chinese made ball valves. Our finance department made a big pitch due to the cost. Instituted a positive material identification requirement and they found that the Chinese forged material did not meet industry requirements which was leading to extremely costly mishaps in the field. Finally got my way of no Chinese steel in any product.