No Western Customers at China’s Yiwu Toy Exhibition: Angry Exhibitors Request Refunds

On May 25, the last day of the 2024 Yiwu International Toys and Baby Products Expo , many exhibitors gathered at the entrance demanding refunds from the organizers. The main reason was that the fair did not attract the expected foreign customers from Europe and the United States, and there were very few visitors overall. Given the booth fee of 18,800 yuan, the turnout was far below their expectations. Angry exhibitors felt deceived and demanded a refund for their booth fees.
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[@TheTektronik]

CCP closed off to foreign trade partners and somehow, they expect to attract the same trade partners they repelled. Phenomenal.😂

[@DegustoDelSol]

exactly xD chasing off everyone and then wondering why none is there xD

[@stage6fan475]

The staggering brilliance of Pooh Bear again shines through! He really knows when to Chase off all the customers.

[@averybaumann]

15 years back china decided to refuse to renew any operating licences for foreign owned companies which has turned into just confiscating their property and locking them up as spies. The communists FORCED businesses out and their rep for defective quality and down right thievery has driven everyone out

[@k9killer221]

The epic extent of the moronic naivety is breathtaking. But the one that really makes me laugh is apparently China is going all out to encourage Western tourism. Jesus, that's gotta be the quintessential piss-take of the century. The country always was as boring as bat shit, and extremely difficult, now it's that with an extra layer of hatred thrown in.

[@Jonathan.D]

With the loss of all the toy companies, Chyna's largest lead paint manufacturers have had to close.

[@KabukeeJo]

Awwww, I guess nobody wants to buy cheaply made Chinese toys made from medical waste plastics. So sad.

[@reptile33x3]

And lead paint.

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

...made by slave labour paid 2 cents a day, 14hours a day, 6 days a week living in cramp dormitories so it is easier to control the workers..

[@trompell0]

Don't forget they're also made by essentially slaves. Just like most our consumer products.

[@patrickt49]

@@reptile33x3 Don't forget PVC & Phthalates

[@jims7773]

Don't forget sweatshop labor too

[@marcellinden7305]

Why would any international business person go to a Expo in China when you can get detained indefinitely for simply being a tourist taking photos ??

[@swisstroll3]

Or simply fall victim to hostage diplomacy?

[@benre]

good point

[@alistairlathlane]

@@swisstroll3this is the big one. It comes down to your nationality (usually dual) and what geopolitical issues are going on at the time. Basically you end up being in the wrong place at the wrong time when visiting. Most people fall under the misguided “I’ve got nothing to hide, I’ve done nothing wrong” when that is completely irrelevant. You’re just a convenient person to be taken and under national security laws they don’t have to provide a scrap of evidence in public or allow your own legal team to come fly in. It’s all obviously pre-determined. It’s a calculated risk.

[@MSDGroup-ez6zk]

well better than to the USA expo where its populatoin is only 400 million but its market is full with unfair trading, manipulated currency, looted assets, embargo, high tariffs etc.

[@andybrown6981]

@@alistairlathlane when did that ever happen to a tourist?

[@MandoMTL]

Foreigners don't want arsenic and heavy metals in their kids' toys.

[@keithb6717]

US democrats do!

[@Kamunchu]

@@keithb6717 What the shit are you talking about?

[@Vhvjdow0ajsbcdhcuei3o22-om4sm]

You say that as if Hasbro has a heart and cares about its products lol

[@ruane211]

They just dont want to have to lose money to recalls or lawsuits.

[@ericwilliams1659]

​@@keithb6717 Is that why Nixon opened china up to trade in the west? Pesky democrats.

[@0Zebadee0]

Why oh why does China keep expecting foreign customers to turn up at these depressing exhibitions ??? Aside from the fact the world started to go China-zero from 2018, no foreigners are going to risk arbitrary arrest and detention, or threats to their personal safety while in China. I'm guessing the organisers were unaware of the travel advisories regarding China at the moment (?) I'm siding with the crowd here - they need refunds !

[@SenileOtaku]

I suspect the travel advisories have a large affect on business travel to China. If you have ever said anything critical of the CCP or their policies, they could arrest you the moment you step into China (or even happen to be passing through to another destination), lock you up and throw away the key. No job is worth risking that.

[@HKim0072]

Seems pretty obvious that most of these people don't "jump the wall" and aren't reading international news sources. Have to look at it from a censored news perspective and then in makes sense.

[@maryrose2676]

I agree they are probably unaware. And how would they even know when government controls all media, including the internet.

[@lycos888]

Where are the buyers from Russia and Pakistan, who are said to be China's true friends?

[@dragoonseye76]

Can’t forget NK

[@user-ni5gt4wm8e]

Pakistan is the "Iron Brother" of China. But, IB is too broke to afford the junk toys.

[@charzemc]

Good point

[@Dingo7423]

​@@dragoonseye76 I just try to same comment but You did first😂

[@liteshow101]

Broke

[@bar10dr]

Blame Xi and his unfriendly policies

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

unfriendly ??? that madman is preparing to invade Taiwan in a few years...

[@swisstroll3]

Who would have thought that unleashing your “Wolf Warriors” could have so much effect? Xinny the Pooh miscalculated.

[@brandonlong2796]

Yup

[@t1n4444]

Surely it's the West making sure China knows its place in the world. China shouldn't just make stuff to excess and dump it on the world markets at subsidised prices to prop up their mismanaged and failing economy. Perhaps China shouldn't try to imagine they're some sort of world power in deciding they can "recover" Taiwan or "inhabit" the South China Sea. We'll be the best judge of what they can and cannot do. Hubris on a colossal scale, by both sides 😂😂😂😂

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

@@t1n4444 both sides ??? Taiwan has a right to self determination, I dont blame the Taiwanese when they look across the sea to China's CCP to NOT want to be chinese and do their own thing, and just be free.

[@souk4507]

demanding a refund because they didn't attract enough customers from the West 🙃

[@mah7961]

It was no different when they had that technology convention a few months back. Where they got no buyers from the Eu or the States.

[@seraph3761]

When theyre starting to feel self conscious buying anything because unless the Europeans or Americans are buying it, it probably has no value

[@Jaysqualityparts]

Get the refund from the CCP they are the problem.

[@fdm2155]

Not unreasonable if organizers advertised event as providing access to Western buyers/markets. Surely the exhibitors price was based on supposed buyers who would attend.

[@benfowler1134]

So.... the same naïveté and entitlement as always.

[@popajoekiller]

This is what happens when you think you can walk all over other countries. What did they expect

[@akashicklovebpd1264]

They thought they had a high IQ.

[@charlesdean9178]

How can you attract Western customers when your government quarrel with them left and right?

[@matrixmaid4042]

old western proverb, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you"

[@judefernando3516]

Who wants to buy from an international bully?

[@charzemc]

Yes good point, thats why I never buy American.

[@harryhanz1690]

My pot needs to talk to your kettle.

[@cliffontheroad]

@@charzemc I liked your comment because it was a surprise, and yet, I understand it. It is my assumption you have either pride, or an income from a group who desires to point out opposing viewpoints. But then, being in a trusted position to see Western news, including 6489 and povety (I don't want to list too many), has any truth made you rethink the CCP party line is not being fair? I think we can both agree that some of the crap in videos is not always true or 100% balanced.

[@jeanyminor134]

@@charzemcit’s just show that you have no money to buy good quality products made by the Westerners. I pity you. You resort to fakes and cheap products only.😂😂😂😂

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

china own Philippine since ancient time

[@thurston905]

Empty malls, empty hotels, closed stalls at walking streets, etc were what I saw during my recent trips to Beijing , Tianjin

[@seraph3761]

Like covid 2020 all over again

[@Collector_Phil]

Everyone going to Japan now

[@heribertosarmiento1265]

@@Collector_Philspecially rich Chinese the poor ones can’t travel

[@puddlez96]

@@Collector_Phil because Japan is a real country.

[@seankingwell3692]

they spent everything on Military, all they can do is go to war that is why this is such a severe problem for over 6 years now

[@HankN-je5lz]

Among other reasons, would freigners risk themselves from being insulted, arrested, jailed by dictator xi ccp?

[@northrockboy]

Buy your own crap

[@PungiFungi]

Exactly. China has a billion people, 3x plus over the US, and probably over all of Europe, so they should redirect their economy on manufacturing and catering to their own people.

[@scottofcanes]

@@PungiFungi And don't forget, poverty was eliminated in China, so there's plenty of spare money to spend on little things like toys... oh, wait. They only made it illegal to appear to be poor and cause China to lose face. Most of China is terribly poor, so I doubt those toys are truly wanted. I guess communist governments and supply/demand go together like alcohol and bad decisions, eh?

[@pipviking3211]

@@PungiFungi They have no money though, soon there will be famine, and noone will care.

[@oivasnamok4090]

​@PungiFungi yeah even Chinese won't buy their own crap..

[@scottofcanes]

​@@pipviking3211 Lol. Your comment and my first comment are only possible to see when sorting the comments section via "New Comments." Of course, this conversation can be found near the bottom after like a minute of scrolling. KZbin is amazing.

[@lycos888]

Yiwu, once the world's largest wholesale market for light industrial products, has died. Next it is the turn of China itself.

[@lukejohnston4666]

Unfortunately any successor Chinese entity post CCP might be the one who must pay the biggest bill

[@AnthonyChew]

Back in the 80s, many toys were made in Hong Kong, like Hotwheels. It's when they switch to 'Made in China' that paint started to chip off Hotwheels cars, it so sad. Back in the day, toys made in Hong Kong and Japan can be passed down from father to son with no issues. I passed down my made in Hong Kong 3-foot R2-D2 and Gundam to my nephews.

[@viciouslady1340]

Same as clothing

[@barmutah]

Mattel products mostly made in vietnam, malaysia, thailand or Indonesia i almost never encountered mattel made in china even the old one from the 90s or 80s they made in taiwan, bandai tho most of em is made in china, i rarely finds made in japan stuff but still get it sometime in the newer products, neca toys is fully made in china even though it's used to be made in america

[@srideout91]

Maybe because most of us have souls and we don’t support child labor, and we don’t want lead poisoning or any other chemicals that can kill us.

[@twest3686]

The government gives plenty of poison to the US citizens. Sounds like a world thing, mmmm.

[@nehpets216]

A year of their auditors / quality assurance failing utterly has hurt their exports massively. What I find amazing is that once one part of their economy started having issues the corruption started cracking all of the other pillars of their economy in such a rapid domino effect.

[@srideout91]

@@nehpets216 100%

[@harryhanz1690]

@srideout91 The GOP would like a word with you....

[@seraph3761]

@@nehpets216when “saving face” works to their detriment

[@benfowler1134]

When you lie to, cheat and undermine your customers, and then act surprised they don't want to give you money or do business with you. 😆

[@deadby15]

I am sympathetic to the workers, but when their toys have been exposed to contain Arsenic, no sane person would buy.

[@manegrindshard]

Chinese people hate westerners and their ways but love their business??? Make it make sense

[@harryhanz1690]

It's the same as America hating China, but wanted to put the screws to the USSR. This is how the USA created today's China.

[@SenileOtaku]

It isn't so much the Chinese people as much as it's the CCP and the Chines Government (same thing).

[@NSG_UK]

Love our money 💰

[@pipikaka3886]

They hate the West, like Africans and Southern Americans do, but they looove the sweet taste of them dollars and euros. Now they can start selling their low-quality crap to their "allies" like Pakistan, NK, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, etc.

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Meanwhile on the flipside, Western Corporations love cheap labor and production costs.

[@massimo626]

China business people should already know that foreign customers have left China and will never return (ever).

[@swisstroll3]

Never is a long time. 5 years some can predict. 50 years is two generations. People have short memories, and young people often do things just to upset their elders. Some effects, such as pollution and using up resources do have very long term effects.

[@joseph1150]

@@swisstroll3 By the time the geopolitical winds shift the capacity for China to be able to produce will be gone. They are in terminal decline as a demographics issue. Which is one of the reasons why they lost out on sales even with the current political climate: The labor isn't cheap anymore. The shipment cost + import duties were offset by low wages, but with China having a very large "middle class" that's not the case any longer. No young workers entering the workforce is a disaster. The countryside is so hollowed out from urban migration, there is no second wave of rural migration to come due to the 1 child policy.

[@seankingwell3692]

@@swisstroll3 they spent everything on Military, all they can do is go to war that is why this is such a severe problem for over 6 years now

[@seankingwell3692]

@@joseph1150 they spent everything on Military, all they can do is go to war that is why this is such a severe problem for over 6 years now

[@Keithlawson001]

The recent stock market collapse in China is causing a lot of panic and economic turmoil. it's crazy! I read that the government had to intervene with a massive 2 trillion yuan bailout facility to stabilize the situation.

[@Elina_H]

This is definitely a challenging time for the Chinese economy. I think they need a comprehensive solution to address the root causes of the issue.

[@angelamathis7978]

Do you think a financial advisor (FA) could provide a solution to this crisis? It seems like they might be able to guide individuals and companies through these uncertain times.

[@debroahmorrow5919]

Absolutely! An experienced financial advisor could play a crucial role in helping businesses and investors make informed decisions during such market downturns. They can provide strategic advice, portfolio adjustments, and risk management strategies.

[@leonardives1991]

You're right mate! I've been using a fin-market expert for two years now and I own a 7figure diversified portfolio from investing in stocks. Currently, my portfolio is worth over $900k

[@leonardives1991]

Jennafer Beaver Turner is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You'd find necessary details to work with to set up an appointment

[@miketan4803]

Have never heard any business grow by picking fights with their customers at every opportunity. Or indirectly enabling Russian imperialistic invasion of Europe and riling it's own neighbors in contravention of internationally recognized borders ...

[@frankmilby9558]

They can export it to Russia, Iran and North Korea.

[@user-qz4mh9cg5b]

I thought China said they don't need the US & the western countries for business. What happen now? Ask North Korea, Iran & Russia, they should be able to fill the gap.

[@alarriola1623]

😂😂😂😂your right.😅😅😅

[@adrianasalte5293]

Last time I was in Walmart almost everything was still "made in China" 😊

[@seankingwell3692]

capitalism steals our money communism spends it = everyone looses except the elites in power

[@k9killer221]

It's just like watching a drowning man helplessly flayling around trying to clutch onto anything to stay afloat.

[@seankingwell3692]

that's like all of global modern society right now, every country even the farmers and villages in the middle of nowhere are affected. Titanic is another good comparison as well as the "response" to hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

[@patmaweini952]

Is there anything in China that’s not a scam????

[@stevev238]

There are some worthy national parks- my favourite in my five years teaching English in China was the Glass Bridge and surrounding eco park at Zhangjiajie, Hunan. (Longest glass bridge in the world) Some great views and an amazing walk round the ground level part of the park, followed by a short boat trip back to the starting point.

[@PLD0VR]

@@stevev238 I especially love the parks with the fake waterfalls lol

[@jamesrawlins735]

@@stevev238 Agreed; however, I'm dismayed that the govt. is painting barren patches of land with green paint.

[@leannevandekew1996]

China's support of Russia in the Ukraine war is a big factor.

[@user-lb1hf5nk5d]

As a American, I have found that Chinese quality is subpar.

[@oivasnamok4090]

As an Indian, I found them to be subpar too.

[@mjc-thatsme5669]

Sub par is an understatement

[@user-lb1hf5nk5d]

@@mjc-thatsme5669 and The Chinese wants to rule the world. Why is Biden so infactuated with China?

[@poohbear01x48]

Hey - Harbor Freight has its place in the DIY ‘need it once and throw it away’ space. Just never but anything more expensive than $5. Barring that, if you do buy something more expensive, dont expect it to go 500+ cycles like an OEM German, Japanese, or American product. As long as you expect 2-5 cycles, poor materials, possible contamination from lead and arsenic - you’re in the clear 👍👍🤣

[@alarriola1623]

Same here in Philippines. Even food products, I don't buy them.

[@tonystark341]

Keep doing business with Russia and threatening Taiwan 🇹🇼, and watch the big Occidental and European companies closed and move to a more political stable countries.

[@BrianParrish-ze6mx]

Lol THEY GONNA TAKE TAIWAN 🇹🇼 AND THERES NOTHING YOU OR ANYONE ELSE GONNA DO ABOUT IT !! THE WORLD IS CHANGING TO WHERE ONLY THE STRONGEST SURVIVE! MOST LIBERALS AND NAZI DEMOCRATS ARE GONNA FIND THAT OUT IN 2025 !! THE YEAR YOU DISAPEAR FOR GOOD IN AMERICA! GO TO TAIWAN AND HELP THEM OR PALESTINE OR UKRAINE. YOUR NOT GONNA RUN AMERICA INTO THE GROUND ANYMORE !!

[@adrianasalte5293]

Both EU and USA recognize 🇨🇳 as the real China, you are funny 😊

[@codename1176]

@@adrianasalte5293indeed we recognized that a piece of shot government took over and it’s not a good idea to do business with them.

[@mizpike1683]

Are they really surprised the US wasn’t there!?

[@Timbothruster-fh3cw]

Silly isn't it?😂

[@madden8021]

Not really, they call us the "Imperialist" and call the U.S in quote "Capitalist Sweaty Pigs" that aren't "die hard communist lovers and supporters" and the average U.S Citizen calls all Chinese Citizens "Racist"

[@scotthughes7440]

yet these same people mock and ridicule westerners so why should we buy from them??

[@elorah-sh1oz]

Why would they mock?? Given everything in their country is copy of western brands

[@asmith2126]

Dont blame the exhibition centre, blame the government.

[@jlp136]

A waste of money.

[@coraltown1]

Do I want to visit a country where I can be charged as a spy for stealing toy secrets? Uhhh, no !

[@sathishkumar-dt4zc]

Medical waste toys

[@badaboombadabing8395]

China is going through what the western manufacturers have gone through in the last 20 years.... sorry

[@UltimaDoge]

No wonder, the absolute garbage quality, possible risk of toxicity and danger due to bad quality makes Chinese toys absolutely worthless. Our markets are already FLOODED with Chinese crap products already.

[@erahstenirev8141]

I guest those Chinese Air Force pilots and sailors harassing Taiwan daily might have seen more foreigners from EU and US over the Taiwan straits. But they surely are not coming to buy toys.

[@seankingwell3692]

capitalism steals our money communism spends it = everyone looses except the elites in power

[@rhyanjill]

LOL Imagine paying to be in a flooded expo. I'd bet the CCP would even draw a new 9 dash line on that flood!😂

[@isamarnavale8738]

🤣good one!

[@kryts27]

Few foreign nationals probably visting China these days. There is a skew of factors in this; 1. Unfriendly politics between China, North America and Europe, 2. Scapegoat culture being part of the CCP's DNA. To divert attention from it's own totalitarian enormities heaped upon the long suffering Chinese population, they use foreigner-bashing instead. Not just white people (excluding Russians), but Japanese as well. Actually, the Japanese businesses and people in China get the brunt of this ire from no fault of their own. Finally, 3. Autarky self-induced poverty. China is a quasi-autarky (totalitarianism again), because it places high barriers upon import of foreign manufactured goods entering China as a form of protectionism. Except specilized highly-engineered products like advanced silicon chips, robots and medical products it can't make for itself for various reasons (some political-economic). Now China is in a deep economic recession, there is little consumption from the masses anymore; combination of high debt and high unemployment.

[@pipviking3211]

Lol, watching scammers get scammed by their own is sweet viewing.

[@seankingwell3692]

they spent everything on Military, all they can do is go to war that is why this is such a severe problem for over 6 years now

[@cesaravegah3787]

I understand their anger, I however need to remind them that their government is actively supporting Russia, that their country has exported toy made with highly toxic components and they openly refuse to respect west trade regulations, maybe their expectative that we keep buying their products was a little too optimist.

[@Jaysqualityparts]

Stop wondering why and ask yourself is Taiwan worth this hardship? Seeing as they will burn their factories to the ground before you could get close to taking the island which is impossible.

[@SenileOtaku]

We should be putting our support behind Taiwan, and not the corrupt government of Zelensky.

[@NSG_UK]

Chip making moving to Japan 🗾

[@Jaysqualityparts]

@@NSG_UK and America

[@Jaysqualityparts]

@@SenileOtaku Zelenskyy is just a money laundering scheme and hush money for the dems.

[@NSG_UK]

@@Jaysqualityparts didn't hear that . Which semi conductors?

[@markmywords9372]

The Exabition ploy will only work for so long, once the people figure out it's a rip-off they will never return.

[@UlshaRS]

They didn't.

[@MasticinaAkicta]

I don't see how anybody from america or europe would want to go there. Knowing the many laws that would just imprison them.

[@jazziez6467]

The toys last 10 minutes then self destruct

[@RagnarokGenesis00]

everybody is a con artist. what illusionary world we live in

[@t.dickinson7942]

Bought toys and clothing today at Marshall made sure not made in China. Almost bought a 6qt pot on sale for $56 UNTIL I SAW MADE IM CHINA.

[@Doug-rv3nr]

About 90% of the foreigners who go to those events are foreign students and teachers who get paid to attend the events.

[@stevev238]

As a teacher I was recruited into making a video advertising for a metal and mechanical products faire in the town where I was working. The organisers did not pay anything, but the Vice Principal of the school, who was a gentleman and always approachable, took us out for dinner as a sign of his appreciation that we had done this at short notice.

[@Doug-rv3nr]

@@stevev238 Everyone I met there (I was working at Huawei then Tencent and did research with Tsinghua) whether teacher or student was getting paid to attend, usually 1-3k rmb. free hotel, travel, meals, etc. also often got some shirts or gear for attending. It is still really nice to get a dinner! There are SOOO many of these things, some pay and I am sure some don't pay, just depends on where it is and what it is for. Just one of those things I suppose.

[@PrayingPanda]

Why would I go to West Taiwan amd risk getting arrested for some perceived slight against the ccp?

[@SenileOtaku]

"West Taiwan"... yep, I call them that too...

[@barnettmcgowan8978]

Love it! 😂

[@suspiciousafternoon]

you have no one to blame but your damn selves for the terrible products you make!

[@tarey05]

Heavy reliance on foreigners! Take care of ur own people!

[@heribertosarmiento1265]

You can’t survive without foreign customers my guy. Specially when you are the maker of products.

[@maryellendoran8806]

The birth rate in America and Europe is also plummeting. Who will be buying all these toys? Lowest birth rate in America since 1979.

[@d3tuned378]

LMAO who cares about the birthrate? we need less people anyways. It's like you think we can go extinct just because people are economically forced to not have children because it's impossible for many to afford.

[@heribertosarmiento1265]

Funny thing is if it was only the toy makers then you will be ok but is every sector is suffering. Also birth rates are falling in China as well.

[@Prediculous]

Poor China. Getting absolutely rekt

[@mah7961]

Idk what to say. It just seems that China just doesn’t get it. No one really wants to deal with them anymore. Everyone is really tired of their shenanigans. So everyone is just avoiding them. And the people who have to deal with them, if were given a choice. More or likely would not want to deal with them anymore.

[@d3tuned378]

@@mah7961 same with america. everyone is tired of our shenanigans.

[@nixic_]

Long live Xi - may his reign continue 😂😂😂

[@theodethomasa6358]

BAWAHAHA! Long live Xi - may his RUIN continue!

[@MyHandle4455]

Truly self inflicted wounds.

[@macp5527]

So, no western customers wanna buy dolls stuffed with used medical cotton? Poor thing.

[@GoodVibes1997]

There's less and less children and economic downturn in US and yet 40 billion in toy sales. All those plastic toys go eventually in our landfills. The less we buy the better off we'll be by any aspect.

[@jgdooley2003]

The other factor is the rising costs of raw materials going into make plastics and the rising costs to consumers in disposing of old product.

[@jamesdallas1493]

The BRICS Countries can buy the toys. 😁

[@cheefkeef8749]

Lol yeah. SA doesn’t have electricity I’m sure they want cheap toys

[@shridam3874]

Lol India's toys manufacturing increased 100000% like from nothing toexporting. China is dooming itself

[@surfside75]

Literally tells opening story twice within the first 60 seconds🙄

[@repurposedart9897]

People all over the world are struggling with making money and all the increase in food and housing...Better to buy used items when you can...How can they expect people to keep buying stuff we dont need...

[@Jaysqualityparts]

They destroyed the world’s economy with the election infection and want the US to buy from them. Nuts! Let the W.H.O and Fauci buy from them or maybe Pfizer and Merck.

[@zevil89]

No one buys toys anymore. Kids want iPads

[@heribertosarmiento1265]

Is not just toys . Is every sector that’s saying the samething: where are the westerners at?

[@zevil89]

@@heribertosarmiento1265 Labor and business costs in China is too high. Its cheaper in Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh.

[@linkfreeman1998]

well, both are poisons.... idk if the declining birth rates are good or not considering how shitty modern kids are.

[@heribertosarmiento1265]

@@zevil89 still not high enough to close all sectors. If it was some high end product sure but all suffering is not normal.

[@zevil89]

@@heribertosarmiento1265 It's normal, the same way almost all outsourced manufacturing left Korea in the 70's and Taiwan in the 80's. It's just that Korea and Taiwan by then invested already in their own domestic brands and are small countries.

[@davidholder3207]

The exhibition center with the leaking roof sums up the state of Chinese Industrial skills.

[@pasaloofficial1923]

localize manufacturing. support local employment. boycot chinese made products.

[@daryldaryl913]

Less childrens choking risks sent to Western countries. Assisting China to become wealthy by given tax breaks and free postage. Having our own business and profits loose for over 20 yrs is the only reason why China improved . Then the bite the hand that feeds it and other hate is our reward .

[@patmaweini952]

Vietnam and India remember this, there is always someone with cheaper labor

[@jaywatson8720]

It’s all gonna circle back to Africa one day. I don’t know about the Vietnamese but India isn’t too far off because they love money just as much and probably will pull the same shit China did when their turn comes up. Heed the warning India.

[@theodethomasa6358]

Cheaper labor is not part of the problem. How about the durability and safety of the item?

[@lifelongconservative3338]

18,800 yuan? That's like $2,600. I don't blame them wanting a refund. Not any European or American sales it seems. Sad.

[@lukejohnston4666]

> Mattel expanded production in Indonesia - well thank God at least some of my countryman can get jobs

[@SuikodenGR]

U know...I blame these people. They should of KNOWN that the CCP has scared off almost all foreign business coming to China. Did they actually expect visitor to flock to the exhibition with all these changes?!

[@monogramadikt5971]

globalism has basically destroyed the dream for most people

[@VNOltec]

People making small buys to get a free helicopter ride. Yeah I really trust Chinese built Helicopters. Eternal Flight.

[@terrystroble8657]

Around the world parents can barely afford to feed their kids let alone buy toys.

[@johno.7016]

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting" - Sun Tzu. Good luck with that whole Tianxia concept.

[@matzmn]

These suppliers have not done their homework, otherwise they would not have wasted their money on this kind of exhibition.

[@rubiantary]

Well doh, any foreigner can be scrutinized under National Security Law. Who would come to china unless it's an emergency?

[@tt-ez6eq]

Cheap plastic rubbish to fill our landfills.

[@mapplehitoritheartist9114]

and nothing of real value to humanity is being lost

[@furball8967]

I work in a big box store. Our toy section has declining sales year on year. We no longer buy new toys from Yiwu. We just pull out last years unsold stock and put it out again and again. Kids don’t demand toys anymore, but buy phones, apps. Those are the toys of today.

[@s.c.i.7506]

Chinese toys are terribly crafted. Every toy made in China that I buy for my grandson breaks in the first few hours. On the other hand, the toys I bought for my sons, which were not made in China, still work, transformers and all. Lousy construction of toys in China.

[@fdm2155]

Stimulate domestic demand..!? Not when small businesses are failing at record numbers. Not when employees in every sector are losing jobs or facing large wage cuts!

[@platinumpig]

Americans having less kids. So that is why Americans are buying less toys.

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Because western customers are sick of products that break within 5 minutes and become a choking hazard

[@ytn00b3]

Indonesian and Vietnamese are cheaper than Chinese that's why.

[@alarriola1623]

Yes and correct...❤

[@natsume001]

Then why is every toy in Walmart and Target all still made in china? Nerf, Lego, Barbie, maga blocks, Hasbro??

[@seraph3761]

We’re switching to Mexico as we speak 🇲🇽

[@Nookdashiddole]

MAGA blocks, you say

[@johnkern640]

No babies no toys.

[@JS-jh4cy]

There's a recession or depression in the west, so consumers discretionary shit not in big demand

[@cuzmariosaidso]

Sell your toys to India 🇮🇳 & Africa 🎉

[@jeremiahlee6335]

Their making of toys that can harm kids didn’t help them either.

[@istrumguitars]

I’m going to guess the authorities put a stop to the protest. Corporate corruption, government corruption, what’s the difference anymore?

[@jhonclementro1546]

I am from Philippines and i am declining Chinese products through the years due to suspicious manufacturing, just last night i had a chips similar to pringles only to find out its made from china, so im not buying that anymore, but its taste good . But taste can be deceiving

[@alarriola1623]

Same here. Since 2019, I no longer buy food products and items made in China. Even when I do shopping in S. Korea and Japan, made in China items are definitely out of my shopping bag. Let them become poor again.

[@4k8t]

This outcome (demanding refunds when expectations were not fulfilled) seems to stem from a belief that at some point that "all will be forgiven" by the foreigners and things will go back to the "good old days". A case of how hindsight is 20/20 (history as the expo did not perform as desired) and foresight is myopic and blind (future expectations of how expo would perform).

[@hahahap9844]

ask them to allow twitter youtube and google in their country

[@chrissouthgate4554]

Sympathy for the workers, less so for the state who have brought about this situation.

[@jpguthrie6669]

COVID payback.

[@xa3558]

United States and European Union they never wanted cheap made toys from any country. China included, but the leaders shovel those toys to the throat by restricting other suppliers.

[@raimijohari9391]

Wolf Warrior Diplomacy

[@andreipopescu1]

repeating the same video sequence in the first minute made it feel like a glitch in the matrix

[@cjsamtab7]

This is what happens, when they blend ignorance with stupidly.

[@kennetharntson5912]

Being a boomer and a gearhead, I always would go to the toy department when I was a kid. The toys were so educational and fun. I could by dozens of model airplanes that actually flew, some were gliders that would fly by just throwing them and others came with rubber band motors that powered the flight of the model plane. Wamoo made a plastic boomerang that I could throw, and it would come back and I spent hours throwing on. The also made a sling shot that was deadly with the pigeons. There were model cars made by Tamya that were so detailed the suspensions worked there were wires for the spark plugs building one you could understand how a real formula 1 race car worked or your favorite motorcycle. We had model electric trains and race cars with tracks that made you understand that speed resulted in accidents. I remember my dad giving me visible V8 a model of a V8 motor that you put together with a battery powered motor that made the motor work exactly how a real motor worked. There were the chemistry sets to learn about chemical and microscopes to learn about nature and minerals. Walk a talkie that thought you about sound and battery power. We had the tinker toys that taught you the basics to build something like a windmill and then by the 6th grade you got the erector set with the transformer powered Farris wheel. All the toys were great fun to me that lasted days not minutes that the toys offer today. Now they sale radio-controlled cars that usually break with in a day or two. lots of stupid masks to pretend you are an X-man, tons of dolls for both girls and boys. The best they have come up with is LEGO that I find less than educational since whatever you make from them, they all look like blocks of plastic with finished. Most of the toys on sale today would not have kept my attention for more than 15 minutes. I married late in my 50s and have a son so whenever there was a toy store or a toy department at a store, I headed there first with my son to see what was on offer and always walked away very disappointed. Today's toys are usually thrown away still in good condition since they are so boring or stupid the kids play with them for only a short time. And today most of the kids go to their bedrooms and get out their computers or X-boxes and never leave the room, very seldom even playing with other kids. I can understand why no one bought any toy at the toy exhibit.