because it was cheaper labor
at some point, eventually, maybe... american's will come to realise chinas economic growth and domination of manufacturing and technology is built on a far more sophisticated suite of policies (good and bad) then they have been brainwashed into believing.
huawei isn't huawei bc they pay their employees less.
you should jump on a plane and check it out, genuinely fun country to travel in and you will learn a lot.
no im not a tankie, taiwan fucking rocks.
bit of a tangent... but if you are travelling japan, it's a great place to get glasses. super cheap, great customer service, free eye test, wide range.
in the past ive got my basic glasses in a couple hours at jins for well under $100.
on last trip i got multi-focals (love them) for ~$170 at megane ichiba, took about a week, but was over the nye break.