I don’t think China is even considered cheap anymore. When I go to a typical retail store in the U.S. I’m seeing more and more things from Vietnam, Malaysia and even the former Yugoslav republics.
Just like the auto parts mfg that progressed
US >> Mexico & Korea >> China >> Indonesia, India, Vietnam
“When I go to a typical retail store in the U.S. I’m seeing more and more things from Vietnam, Malaysia and even the former Yugoslav republics.”
And they are far better products than the cheap crap we get from China.
> I don’t think China is even considered cheap anymore.
Nope, even 4 or 5 years back it was cheaper to spin up design teams of EEs and SEs in Portugal or Algeria(for example) than Shenzen. And in Shenzen the engineers would be more likely to cross the street for a better offer.