From someone who live in China for 10 years.
Manufacturing in China does not have to mean a quality decline but it will if the company sponsoring it does not stay 100% on top of all aspects of the supply chain and production unit operations.
China has come along way but it has a long way to go to root out inherent corruption in many small and stepwise ways.
As an example...
A foreign manufacturer that thinks the local buyer in China won't buy cheap off alloy screws for their important part is out of their mind since the buyer may either be given an incentive to save money without other controls or in fact be totally corrupt and receiving a kick-back from the supplier.
No doubt major companies feel they are fully on top of things and certainly most are. However, China is still the Wild Wild West in many ways and you cannot let your guard down for a second.
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