I Visited a Chinese Factory...What I Saw Shocked Me!

The world has trusted Chinese manufacturing for decades, but recently many politicians are stating Western countries must decouple from China. Will Chinese manufacturing continue to play a vital role in our global economy? Today I travel to Wuxi, China to visit a Chinese textile factory to see how Chinese factories make clothes.
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[@CyrusJanssen]

Thank you to Tommy and Andy for inviting me to China and hosting me in Wuxi for my visit. Huge thank you to J. Lindeberg for their sponsorship! Let me know what you think about today's video 😀

[@rayking6792]

谢谢你，加油👏👏👏

[@Ima1stHuemanHi]

Albino we both love China

[@LTBOA]

不错，加油

[@arthurart2370]

The world rejected china made, it's time to come back 20th century Chinese life inside fences, when the United nations rejected traitors ccp

[@yong8927]

Fantastic !

[@ron9465]

Worked in the textile industry for years in the UK and this in China is impressive.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it

[@Medley3000]

And Ron is certainly not a Chinese bot either. He certainly isn't.

[@Facts..Checker]

​@@Medley3000As long it's the truth and reality, who cares what others like to call him/her.

[@Medley3000]

@@Facts..Checker Yes exactly! The Hongkongers like to be ruled by Beijing, the Uyghurs like to live in camps, and Tibet has always been China, hasn't it? 🧐

[@hdvoice]

@@Medley3000 Excuse me, what are you talking about, CIA bot?

[@kalekainxx]

I've been to over 200 factories in China. It's not only the textile factories that operate like this. From toy manufacturers to electronics, the supply chains are all integrated. Moving production to Vietnam, Malaysia, India, etc, most of the components are still coming from China, so it only increases transportation costs and lead time if something goes wrong in the supply chain. Large part of of the shift to outside of china is to avoid tariffs, and the anti-china propaganda.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Thanks for sharing your perspective! So true

[@zenlei8258]

What do you mean MNC cannot move supply chains out of China ? Please provide sample proof of a specific products like shoes. Chinese worker wages are rising to Americans and Japanese level and are more expensive than Thailand and Vietnam. Are this not good reason to move to Thailand and Vietnam ? Are the global consumers have to bear the rising cost of consumer products because greedy Wall Street fund managers stuck the fund in China ? Africa is very very cheap. Why are the MNC not setting up shoes and garment factories in Africa ? Are you saying Africans are hopeless and will be lousy workers forever ?

[@lvjinbin28]

​@@zenlei8258wage is not so important, but infrastructure, energy, culture, market is more important

[@zenlei8258]

@@lvjinbin28 US is the biggest market in the world. What are you talking about ? China never have any good ports or high speed train or highway when China become top exporters. So you talking nonsense. ASEAN have good infrastructure and were once top exporter to US before 2000 when China joined WTO. Stop taling without solid facts.

[@kalekainxx]

@@zenlei8258 Where did i say you can't? Labor is not the only factor in overall costs. Canada just had a port strike affecting all imports. Anything that require components or parts to finish their products are affected, whether its delays or increased costs to fly them in. A shoe factory in Africa doesn't happen with a snap of a finger. Where do they setup the factory? In a rural village or near a city? Is there enough power? Where are the raw materials coming from? Will there be local protests, is extra security needed? Where are the equipment and machinery coming from, who's servicing them, etc. The factory Cyrus visited can have everything sourced locally. Can Africa at this very moment do it? In the future they probably can, but how long will that that? Look at USA's build back better with all that funding, where are all those factories they promised?

[@shanhuichen2252]

Thank you Cyrus for showing us the real Chinese factory look like.

[@CyrusJanssen]

My pleasure

[@danielholland3991]

You and I both know this is not the reality for most Chinese factories 🤣 stop lying to yourself

[@Ace-mw9pm]

If a factory is willing to get on camera it’s obviously a well put together nice factory. Which is sadly not the case for most factories.

[@joaovoador05]

@@danielholland3991 What's the reality then? Probably massive camp with hundreds of millions of equipment to keep a few dozens workers at bay? Haha your reality is probably more interesting than my fever dreams, i'd like to visit it someday.

[@takakuuz2794]

​@@danielholland3991you and your mother are lying😂😂😅😅

[@ETGreen-kc1qj]

Hi Cyrus, here in Canada, I already find that high quality textile like beddings, clothes etc are all made in China. The cheap and low-quality textile are usually made in other countries like India, Bangladesh or Mexico.

[@kalekainxx]

I was in Vietnam in December. I asked some of the clothing vendors if their clothes are made locally. They said the cheap stuff are made in Vietnam, and the higher quality ones they import from China. I thought that was funny.

[@parnamsaini4751]

Really?

[@sandymilne224]

Natural order of events. When I was young the goods out of Japan were called “Jap crap” because the toys broke by the end of Christmas Day. But with time, all countries move up the quality chain until they become high quality and expensive, then the whole process starts again in a different country. Always has, always will.

[@luxinyu]

There is a Chinese saying that goes "you get what you pay for". As long as you are willing to spend money, you can buy high-end products. The quality of cheap products is not guaranteed

[@user-yj8zw7hk6f]

when i said the tax from sanction will only hurt the common people... they thought it was a joke. it will only make a $0.20 item circle a few more rounds and accumulate cost to $20, and then slapped with tax and profit on top of the taxes by retailer to 'bear the tax', in the end a $0.20 item selling at $40

[@iqbang9236]

Apart from a complete supply chain, China also provides homemade equipment, raw material, efficient logistics, a stable power supply, and a skillful, competitive labor source. I have not counted the largest use of industry robotic technology. China become the world factory for a reason.

[@1powerequalsgod]

Chinas has reliable energy is a over statement.

[@hyc1266]

AI also.

[@zenlei8258]

China subsidise the Chinese exporters. This will not last.

[@gaoxiaen1]

Right. IP theft and forced transfer of technology.

[@sindbad8411]

The reasons for China's success were the huge labor force and small wages. Both are changing or did change already big time. Wages increased by a factor of 14-15 since the year 2000. The super strick lock downs interrupted many supply chains. Many connections that we were used to in terms of "globalization" until 2019 will not return. This Norwegian guy is biased and his company may do better than others which I can't judge. But corruption and most of all the massively declining population present a huge challenge for China in so many ways.

[@ccpun3790]

Thanks for showing us the rejuvenated Chinese factory ethics, treating workers as family "jia-ren'. Today's China lives her own unique philosophy. There is an old Chinese saying, "In poor, one takes care of one's humble self; when "reached", one should care for the realm".

[@ncchew3356]

That the Norwegian opened a factory in China, and not Europe, says a lot about China.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Couldn't agree more! His family comes from a textile business in Norway and he came to China to build the business

[@vivienmartin9661]

@@CyrusJanssen Nope. Says a lot about the owner. The owner wishes to drive down the cost of wages and to increase profits. China is a low wage country. Look at what has happened in the US where real wages for the bottom 80% of the population adjusted for inflation are equivalent to wages in the early 1970s however the cost of housing for example is far greater than can be accounted for than the increase in the cost of living over the same time period. All the benefits have accrued to the top 20% of the population at the expense of the bottom 80% of the population. Socialism, that feared and dreaded word, is the reason the European and US manufacturers are moving production to China while making sure the economies of Europe and N. A. are burdened with capitalism which is structured to benefit the top 20% of the population.

[@一个说话大声的中国人]

Few people know history, including Cyrus. China was the first to trade high-quality luxury merchandise in the world. I hope you can imagine the cheap stuff can't make money on the Silk Road. The goods on the Silk Road, such as silk, tea, and china, were so expensive, and the common Europeans were so poor and couldn't afford that only European royalties could afford them.

[@daomingjin]

the EU has so many regulations it will never manufacture anything in the EU again.

[@yaelz6043]

That it still needs to complete it's decolonization.

[@polaris1985]

In India I worked in a factory in staff position and the owners used to pay minimum wage to the workers 9000 rupee's only, some of them worked for more then 5 years but the maximum the promotions got you to was 13000 Rupees only, while the Owner owned Audi, Mercedes and earned a heavy profit each year. They could have easily efford to double the the wages of all the workers without hitting thier profit margin much but they chose not to do so.

[@Pranavvikas-r6c]

你好兄弟，我现在住在成都，我拥有一家纺织公司，很高兴看到中国工业的发展

[@winnitaqi]

I really appriciate your efforts to show the world about modern China. My husband loves China and try to change the prejudices around him. But you went much further. We know how hard it is. Respect!

[@wyz9815]

Respect and thumb up for what you are doing - try to change the prejudice of people, very decent thing to do .

[@nathanolson3135]

🤢🤢🤮🤮🤡

[@never4ever386]

Oh, I love your JL tshirt

[@jaihindersingh]

Dis maas be wat relaiabel westan mediia an westan sosiiel mediia shoowiing cpp as no heuman raights an abiius

[@Auzzzie82]

@@jaihindersinghall bs propaganda! Travel to China n see for yourself

[@Shenzhou.]

Previously, China was once a poor, war-torn, starving country, but fast forward till today and China has since transformed into the world's 2nd largest economy (largest by GDP PPP), the factory of the world, having the world's 2nd largest R&D spending, protected by the world's largest land army, the _People's Liberation Army._

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得西方媒体对中国太傲慢与偏见，而且很多美国人已经被美媒洗脑了。

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得西方媒体对中国太傲慢与偏见。

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得很多美国人已经被美媒洗脑了。

[@Shenzhou.]

Countries all over the world acknowledges the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.

[@Shenzhou.]

Even the United States acknowledges the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.

[@jeremyl9515]

Appreciate the efforts Janssen put towards making his videos. It's professional & delight to watch as always. Much love from Vancouver 🇨🇦

[@CyrusJanssen]

Thank you very much!

[@parnamsaini4751]

Really?

[@jarednovel]

The reason why China is winning is simple, its PHILOSOPHY. China does not only focus on the rich but also the poor. The Chinese understand what it means to be poor because they have experienced poverty it until recently. Low cost Chinese products have changed lives in poor parts of the world like Africa. A good example is affordable yet high quality Chinese motorbikes in Africa that have created millions of jobs for young people who would otherwise be jobless. Chinese mobile phones and network equipment have also connected millions across Africa. Kenya owes its fast internet speeds to Equipment made by firms like Huawei in China. Very soon China will make electric cars very affordable even to the poorest people in Africa thanks to its Sodium ion batterie tech that will make EVs very affordable. Western manufacturers will not beat China any time soon because they lack sensitivity and responsivenes when dealing with customers overseas which means they are always playing catch up.

[@jplin888]

Well said! The EV Tesla are also using Chinese batteries for their cars.

[@iWantPeace838]

In Apple and Tesla, the Americans might be holding on to the jewels of the crown, but they contribute much less to the lives of the majority. The ridiculous profit margin American brands demanded means that they would fail once the Chinese brands caught up. The American government would then use their political toolbox to hit the Chinese. That's their "ruled based order and values".

[@jarednovel]

@@jplin888 The only problem with Tesla is the fact that few people can afford to buy one

[@wallace44able]

I've never had one decent long lasting product made in China. It's cheap for a reason. Made in China means will need replacing soon.

[@ITBEurgava]

Can always buy another. It's cheap.

[@SymphonyNo5]

Thank you for telling westerners China is not just making cheap stuffs. China is making quality and high end stuffs.

[@siuchen7140]

Your video is getting better and better bro..❤❤❤

[@CyrusJanssen]

Thank you so much 😀

[@fiftycent5627]

So glad you showed the current picture of China’s industry. I believe that many Westerners still stay in the era of making clothes by hand in China.

[@CyrusJanssen]

It’s truly advanced and quite incredible

[@TheFriend2u]

For your information, China still have couteriers, exclusively handsewn for classic Cheongsam.

[@Bluebird590]

Six different threads are used in a single stitch 👏

[@Aussie_Truth]

I'm so impressed how well you speak Chinese 👍 So many westerners are too lazy to learn the native language of where they've moved to, and set-up in expat villages, never really experiencing these countries or their cultures.

[@Fabsurf101]

Thanks Cyrus, for the great interview and taking us to tour Kailito fatory.

[@楊錦嫦]

Use to work at Roots Canada . This place looks more advanced than the environment I worked in!

[@MarkYeung1]

Janet Yellen has stated very clearly during her visit to China. Decoupling with China will be disastrous for the United States.

[@brianliew5901]

That's the very reason why China wants to decouple from the US and hope this will teach those barbarians a lesson.

[@therealdeal2163]

Disastrous for the USA ??? Ok let's decouple .....

[@chongdi6140]

Yet her boss Biden is still going head-on with the decoupling/derisking agenda on China. The Chinese have a saying to the effect "he isn't going to shed a tear until he sees the coffin".

[@brianliew5901]

@@therealdeal2163 If only you can call those shots and everyone will live happily ever after.🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863]

In western countries like US and UK they force the chinese companies out of the country such as huawei and recently a non advanced semi conductor company in uk owned by the chinese is forced to sell its shareholding by the uk gov.

[@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863]

In western countries like US and UK they force the chinese companies out of the country such as huawei and recently a non advanced semi conductor company in uk owned by the chinese is forced to sell its shareholding by the uk gov.

[@kimobrien.]

Every capitalist country has a ruling class that controls its government to act in its interests. Private Property means private property for a country's ruling class. The idea that Western capitalism is transnational and China can join in for part of the spoils and profits is an illusion. The greed of the ruling classes and the tendency of profits to decline means that ruling class must come out to defend their national interests against both those living under the yoke of its foreign capital and the working class in their nations.

[@Automedon2]

It's because the West can no longer compete on a level playing field. Their only hope (they think) is sanctions and threats.

[@larrysherk]

Marvelous insights for a Westerner who appreciates China's efforts to improve the human race !

[@goinnovation1011]

It is not easy to objectively discuss a grand global economic issue from a textile factory. But the actual business case is the most convincing. If you know China, the best way is to go deep into the front line to understand Chinese manufacturing. Thank you blogger for sharing!

[@JindaSukbunma514-ke4qw]

Wow so amazing how cleanly that’s im shocked Thanks you fore sharing.

[@eddiecheang1513]

Hardworking and innovative Chinese workers. Well done!

[@Shenzhou.]

Where China sees win-win cooperation, the US only sees a zero sum game.

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得西方媒体对中国太傲慢与偏见，而且很多美国人已经被美媒洗脑了。

[@Shenzhou.]

Countries all over the world acknowledges the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.

[@Shenzhou.]

Even the United States acknowledges the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得很多美国人已经被美媒洗脑了，而且西方媒体对中国太傲慢与偏见。

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得西方媒体对中国太傲慢与偏见。

[@jukio02]

US keeps talking about decoupling, while continuing to do business with China. They say one thing, but do another.

[@view1st]

It's all for show really. What they do want, however, is for their competitors in Europe to decouple as much as possible and become reliant on the USA and its designated client states for trade. The strategy is a revival of the cold war isolation of China and Russia.

[@therealdeal2163]

Might end up being the USA and it's vassals being isolated from the rest of the world ....

[@kalideres9680]

You already master excellent Mandarin/Chinese! 加油！

[@Jerry_Offord]

What it means I don't want to know. I am deeply troubled by the fact that my wallet has been consistently losing money since the downfall of Tramp and the start of the new crown epidemic. After a period of constant decline and loss, I am acutely aware of the uncertain and challenging world of investing.

[@07gang80]

Three years ago, I suffered a major setback in the stock market, losing a significant amount of money and losing my confidence. However, fortunately, fate favored me and I met the superstar of the investment world "Dan Price, CFA"! His presence was like an investment savior and his expertise and experience became the key to my success. Under his guidance, I regained my confidence and learned the science of investment strategy and risk management. Now, I am no longer afraid of the volatility of the stock market, but full of optimism and anticipation for the future. Thanks to Dan Price's help, I have realized a magnificent comeback in my investment life, and I will continue to follow this investment superstar to create more wealth and success!

[@Robert_Wilson584]

Agreed, the role of the advisor can only be ignored, but not denied. I remember a few summers ago, I had just gone through something horrible

[@James_Robert897]

@@07gang80 Recently I have had the same problem, which has also reduced my reserves by a large amount, so how do I find him.

[@07gang80]

@@James_Robert897 "Dan Price CFA" will show him on ---Google----and you can see his resume.

[@James_Robert897]

@@07gang80 Thank you sir, I managed to find him online and was amazed by his qualifications and track record.

[@brandonchoo9764]

Really enjoy this video. Lots of insight.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tareqsaleh1904]

can you imagine what prices increase will do to the world economy if the west decouples from china

[@yaelz6043]

I can imagine what it would do to the western economy, the rest of the world would see a massive reduction in prices.

[@kimobrien.]

Its not going to happen as its a utopia idea much the Soviets talking about building Socialism in "One Country."

[@garychan1322]

Supporting your hard work, Cyrus.👏👍

[@RFazor]

Hello Cyrus There’s this paper called the Epoch Times my father-in-law had subscribed for me a while back I know they’re an anti-CCP paper There’s many parts of the paper I like with respect to domestic politics in US But long before I read the paper I was already steeped in anti-CCP rhetoric and believed all the things that were reported about what the Chinese were doing … all the terrible things they were doing to their own people and throughout the world… but having seen your videos, and videos by the Duran and the New Atlas, etal… I’m not sure anymore…. But what I’m sure of is my government is controlled by an evil, endless war machine

[@hyc1266]

These anti-China reporters are very good story tellers who can influence viewers' judgement. But I started to doubt about their stories when I realized everything they said about China is bad and evil and this is just impossible. How can a bad evil gov't improve the living standard of 1.4 billions people? Only a good efficiency gov't can accomplish the achievements of the modern China.

[@therealdeal2163]

The epoch times is the mouthpiece of the Falun Gong and the CIA ....I wouldn't use it as toilet paper ....

[@Mr.Patrick_Hung]

I have lived in America and now prefer to live here in China. Millions of Chinese travel overseas as tourists and return home afterwards. That puts the lie to Epoch Times and the Western Mainstream media.

[@snowlotus562]

Agree fully, epoch times is an evil mouthpiece of the kabal gang.

[@lesarr8606]

Unfortunately, my daughter in law is member of the Falun Gong. She completely brainwashed by this terribly organization. It destroys her whole family. She lives in Australia.

[@kl9518]

I'm on a road trip through the heart of America from Yellowstone to Denver. Went through a small town with a shop selling cowboy boots. The owners proudly recommended new technology boots which are waterproof. They were made in China.

[@Faye_Liu]

Nice report Cyrus, it is a lovely sight to see happy Western business people pursue their ''Chinese dreams'' and how much prosperity and positivity win-win cooperation could bring to both China and the West.

[@lucysmith8783]

Impressed!❤

[@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863]

China is a developing country and is developing very fast unlike the west such as US which is a developed country and once developed its stuck in time like US stuck in the 70's.

[@bernielamy5135]

You're a great guy, Cyrus, breaking barriers and building bridges! Glad to have seen this presentation.

[@alex100yi]

你的评论也很正面客观！

[@CyrusJanssen]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching

[@一个说话大声的中国人]

Few people know history, including Cyrus. China was the first to trade high-quality luxury merchandise in the world. I hope you can imagine the cheap stuff can't make money on the Silk Road. The goods on the Silk Road, such as silk, tea, and china, were so expensive, and the common Europeans were so poor and couldn't afford that only European royalties could afford them.

[@Arhenius100]

Thank you Cyrus for showing the positive aspects and outlook in industry and in finance in China, from the stand point of foreign owners. I also watched the last episode in Shenzhen. 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@一个说话大声的中国人]

Few people know history, including Cyrus. China was the first to trade high-quality luxury merchandise in the world. I hope you can imagine the cheap stuff can't make money on the Silk Road. The goods on the Silk Road, such as silk, tea, and china, were so expensive, and the common Europeans were so poor and couldn't afford that only European royalties could afford them.

[@kaijunjiang9763]

Back in the 90s many textile factories went bankrupt. So was the state-owned factory my sister worked at. I remember every time I walked past the river beside her factory, the water was in strange green blue colors and the odor was incredibly pungent that could almost expel insects. In my career, I never had the opportunity to visit a textile factory again, but in early 2000s I was on a M&A project where a US company was looking to acquire a plywood manufacturer in China. I followed the folks from the US company to a few plywood mills in Jiangsu, Shandong and Zhejiang. The situations of these factories were rather different - the advanced and highly automated factory in Zhejiang was a very modern one whose managers were professionals, while a mill in Xuzhou was shockingly primitive where workers chainsawed wood logs without any protective gears in the dust and ash. I'd assume it's the same with the textile industry. The good ones are modern and environmentally friendly, while the bad apples may do business in ways in stark contrast.

[@sarahkhan2310]

China manufacturing industry is holistic raw material supply labour skill infrastructure policies global network social media marketing affordability quality of all kinds. The business acumen is incredibly super. China is a blessing to the world. Well done China 👍❤️🇨🇳

[@Shenzhou.]

United States has 300 million consumers, but if China can transform our 1.4 billion people into consumers ourselves, then China would be the world's largest market (if we aren't already).

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得西方媒体对中国太傲慢与偏见。

[@Shenzhou.]

According to its own constitution, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.

[@Shenzhou.]

Even the United States acknowledges the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.

[@Shenzhou.]

Countries all over the world acknowledges the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.

[@Shenzhou.]

Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and this fact is acknowledged by countries all over the world.

[@syee680]

Thanks Cyrus for independent n informed info of China

[@AndyKos]

I'm glad to see that at least some Chinese workers have decent and secure jobs in this difficult economic situation in the country.

[@therealdeal2163]

GDP growth in China from Jan to June 2023 was + 5.2% what's the growth in your country ?

[@Mr.Patrick_Hung]

@@therealdeal2163 😄

[@ninobee]

It's amazing factory and environment! Can you imagine in USA some boss stand up next to employee and give a hug like in this video? Nope. He is goings to be in trouble.

[@richardhanley4279]

Thanks for the video. I am your new subscriber

[@ongsengkee2530]

Great video. Most interesting and informative. Keep it up👍👍👏👏

[@NjieZiphougarth]

All I love about China is the mutual respect and sincerity from China's citizens

[@tonytung6494]

Really? China supports Russia's invasion of Ukraine that says a lot about mutual respect and sincerity about world peace.

[@evangiles4403]

You must live in cloud cuckoo land

[@skywire5595]

Great interview and factory tour really open my eyes

[@ri-oj1ul]

Really hope there will be more Cyrus going to factories videos..... Every company i've worked for in recent years was relocating production line either to China or Mexico... in large part because we just don't have skilled labor in the US. These folks are sewing for 8 hours a day whereas in the West, you are not going to be able to find young people that can put down their cell phones for long enough to learn how to do this and if no young people are learning how to do this... you can't do local manufacturing...

[@awesomepanda4053]

Truly an awesome video! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@good2freelance1]

Great Idea Cyrus. More factories product tour please to show Americans its not a good idea to decouple but trade and cooperation.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Would love to do that! Thank you for the support

[@一个说话大声的中国人]

Few people know history, including Cyrus. China was the first to trade high-quality luxury merchandise in the world. I hope you can imagine the cheap stuff can't make money on the Silk Road. The goods on the Silk Road, such as silk, tea, and china, were so expensive, and the common Europeans were so poor and couldn't afford that only European royalties could afford them.

[@RichardHatton-e3s]

I visited China as a tourist ten years ago, and it was a real eye opener. They are a good hard working people. Add that to a total lack of labor unions and lawyers, and a well meaning employer, and you have a recipe for a good product for both the customer and the employees who makeit.

[@coeurderocker444]

Great videos, thanks a lot. I also like the one on one you do with people. I am from Québec. I travelled in a small vw eurovan extensively in the USA. I was often confronted in discussions with people badmouthing China and saying on one side of the mouth...bring back manufacturing to the USA...and on the other side not wanting to pay. When I would say they should go and ask all the top executives why they don't pass on all the savings by Chinese manufacturing no answer was given. The truth is all these executives are making 1000 times the salary of a normal worker and secondly it is the company who determines what the quality of the product is going to be, not the Chinese manufacturing. But I always knew that one day China would be start to be more selective as the western world starts tu crumble from excessive consuming. Stay safe.I first set foot in China in 2007. Been back several times, total maybe 24 months. Married a Chinese woman met in Montreal. Now we are going back this fall for the winter and will be looking to settle in a small town. She has an apartment in Lanzhou.

[@beatricewan9958]

Totally agreed: "..... it is the company who determines what the quality of the product is going to be, not the Chinese manufacturer. So, it's fair to say it's the company who decides to sell low end products to its consumers regardless the country of origin!.

[@winnitaqi]

We are similar couples in Montreal like you. We also think of moving back to Guangzhou.

[@hyc1266]

@@beatricewan9958 The companies make decisions based on their targeted consumers and profit margins.

[@beatricewan9958]

@@hyc1266 Target groups still decided by the companies !

[@syzygy6769]

In the West, if the quality is poor, it's because it's made in China. When the quality is good, they credit the brand and the company even when it's made in China. Earlier low quality high volume goods from China were made according to the Western companies' standards and market demands as well.

[@linusng3787]

Wonderful video revealing the Truth about quality manufacturing. Demonstrating seamless cooperation across different culture to make it a true success to benefit consumers

[@arturosegovia17]

thanks for the very interesting inview about Kaliko

[@leenwalter3999]

China can always make hight quality product. The reason that foreigner can only find low end products is because of cost and price. China can also export products with low price that be afordable by people around world.

[@jnickence]

I'm impressed by the plaques from Woolmark, and ISO. That wasn't something I expected. Well done!

[@WarrenKLiu]

Our garment division started in 72, it will be 51 years in a few months. 8 different machines to make a t-shirt doesn’t actually tell much of the story. For a plain t-shirt from fabric to in carton box ready to ship would have about 50 line items check list, each line item would average 3-5 steps or specifications. I’ve always discouraged friends who want to start a clothing brand as most have no idea how much detail is required before you even get to the fabric ordering stage. Have a very high success rate on this once they attempt to do the first tech pack for the first SKU/style. In over 15 years, i would say 95% of the attempts ended in my friends deciding that it wasn’t worth it..

[@injunnfuz6698]

Great n fanstatic info with world class standard awesome info

[@dons6556]

You should have given more camera time to poor Andy, he kept walking around in the background thinking you might call on him😢

[@snowlotus562]

So good that you noticed this disparity as well !Thanks !

[@duanim1]

You are killing in. great video, it's clean there and smile peoples

[@priscillaferguson267]

Great interview with both owners and overview of the factory floor staff and equipment.

[@suzyschwarz7023]

Respect to this company

[@jennyohara4011]

Great Content Cyrus...please do visit other factories...other Vloggers have shown us Bus and Car factories..please more..

[@darrellwong4097]

Really insightful video Cyrus! Highly skilled workers, technology and great work culture and processes…. No wonder the quality is so good these days! The supply chain, raw materials availability and proximity of technology/ machinery support would make decoupling a dangerous thing to do! Keep up the great work Cyrus!(

[@Hay8137g]

@@TacticalMayo nope, if you watched the video.. other countries don't got it...literally

[@xJohnNguyen]

Being a Vietnamese American, I really hope America doesn't fully decouple from China either. While there is a great divide in our philosophies of how societies of the world should be shaped and run, there are numerous great people on both sides of the Pacific that just want a peaceful co-existence. Most of us are just trying to work hard to remain competitive and earn a good living.

[@frankcameratalk]

I am wearing JL when watching this video, too. It is of best quality.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Awesome Frank!

[@REDSUN-8]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen also said that the U.S. wants to decouple China, which is the most stupid act in the world

[@therealdeal2163]

No she said it was going to be disastrous for the USA to decouple from china , she is one of the few voices for maintaining good ties with china left in an administration made up of anti china war mongers ....

[@ajamesmcdermott]

I really like this Norwegian businessman and his principles and the American interviewer who did a great job with the interview. They both seemed to be very genuine in what they were saying, I'm very glad I watched this KZbin video. I gave a like and subscribed.

[@havencat9337]

hi-quality manufacturing its the future. salaries are growing so this way you can pay the people well

[@penglim224]

Thanks for this video. What can be learned from this video is China is notching up very high standard in manufacturing industry. In every country there are a few companies that are not law-abiding. They bring disgrace to the industries and a bad name for the countries. The governments and the industries should stop pointing fingers, but should come together to ensure consumers get the best quality goods. Help, not blame. The world will be a better place for all people.

[@rafiq4920]

Remembered in a previous video Cyrus quoted someone of saying: China builds bridges and railways; U.S. builds military bases. The same seems also true in reverse direction: If a company wants to make a product used in trade war attacking others, it goes to U.S.; if a manufacturer wants to make a product improving people's lives everywhere (including the U.S.), it sets up shop in China.

[@twu905]

Great to bring the truth about China.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Absolutely! That's what we do here!

[@FM-cl8ob]

Well, I think one statement needs to be moderated, not all Norwegians are trustworthy. Norway totally lied about Nord Stream 2. Trustworthiness is not a given based on country or ethnicity.

[@CNSPACE2030]

The quality, functional and style is really good when EU x CN. 👍👍👍

[@CyrusJanssen]

Totally agree!

[@davidgmaloof]

Interesting video, but it doesn’t address the real reasons many western companies are de-risking/decoupling from China. First reason: China is no longer the lowest cost country in many industries. India, Vietnam, Mexico among others offer better opportunities. Also, the cost to ship containers from China to the US has skyrocketed, reducing the competitive advantage China once enjoyed. The other, more serious risk, is the geopolitical issue. Many US companies are simply too dependent on China, and should there be a conflict or sanctions or another pandemic, companies could end up losing their supply chain and go broke. And yes, companies, like the one I worked for from 2014-2022, are moving their manufacturing from China to the US. But that’s the easy part. Changing from Chinese suppliers to other countries takes years, and raw suppliers will take decades to completely decouple from China. But as Covid taught us, China is not a highly reliable supplier, and transportation costs are only rising, so we have to do what we have to do.

[@boblim5530]

Having visited most of Europe including UK several times ,most of Asia including Communist Vietnam , except North Korea, also visited Communist India of Kerala state. USA West coast from LA to Las Vegas to Hoover Dam to Grand Canyon. Most part of Down Under Australia. Visited China several times -Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou,Wuxi,Nanking, and Southern China Guanzhou, Nanning Yunan tour ,big modern cities like Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Macau and Hong Kong.most time i travel alone in China even walkabout at night, I will say that China is the most impressive, progressive and safest place that I have ever been. The underground train and stations are very clean and modern. There are green lungs of park in most cities. People dance and exercises or play games in the park in the morning and evening. It is so nice to watch such a healthy peaceful and friendly people ❤

[@abertj.7365]

Cyrus you are really very nice and respectful guy 👍Great to see respectful bosses making their local emploees happy, and they relly seem very calm and happy 👍👍

[@CyrusJanssen]

Yes! Tommy and Andy are great people!

[@herobandar8257]

Their concept is Contract Manufacturing.

[@kimninh4475]

Hello Cyprus, how are you doing? Thank you so much for your video's. I do enjoy watching thx😘

[@KatoRat]

This is really interesting, thank you! I remember watching 'Gok Wan Made in China' when it was on TV a while ago and it completely changed how I feel about items that say 'made in China' on them, means its been handmade by someone working extremely hard

[@wo1c4ar0ng]

Thanks for showing us the truth situation.

[@chrisp7110]

This is a really important video thank you!!!

[@meiada]

Thank you Cyrus! Your Chinese is so good! You are a truth teller! Congratulations!🎈

[@dyu999]

Please visit Longhua Bus Terminal in Shenzhen, I heard there are thousands of homeless people sleeping there at night.

[@I_dont_want_an_at]

I just wish they had windows in the factory. We all love a good window.

[@dyong888]

Great video. I've noticed that all the sewers wear what looks like ear peices for audio in. Is that for noise cancelling or something else?

[@CyrusJanssen]

Good eye, yes that's noise cancelling and also headphones to listen to music

[@dyong888]

@@CyrusJanssen I see.

[@davidlam5122]

Seamstress my friend. Teenage mutant ninja turtles live in sewers.

[@HamiltonMcDonald-bw9pk]

Tommy's dream of China, give us a golden tips that doing anything must start at the right place and right time, with all raw materials and accessories nearby, costwise and logistics also important. If he starts business before at his home town, maybe there's another story.

[@thomasmerrill3585]

There are problems with china but we the world need to engage in fair and balanced dialogue and china needs to look deep into it self and make constructive changes

[@nickynate629]

That was amazing 👏 thanks for letting us know all about the manufacturer's

[@zhiqunchua]

Truly impressive

[@Hanna5859]

It's natural progression: from cheap copies to high quality products, from high tech to innovation, from national to global markets. Industries much change constantly to stay ahead of the game.

[@willcoleman2014]

Really interesting - I think that the ‘made in China’ marque has already achieved a level of prestige as has ‘made in Japan’ before it.

[@SuperSinner14]

謝謝！

[@CyrusJanssen]

Thank you for the support!

[@pfv3462]

Can you also show which miserable situations these worlders still live in! With 8 people in an apartment right next to the factory.

[@snowlotus562]

Very educational video as usual , Cyrus! It would be even better if you would represent Andy , the Chinese co-owner a little more as well ! Much appreciated !

[@ukchatman4920]

Companies are not de-risking to Europe (except of security related industries), or totally moving out of China. They are going to Vietnam, Thailand and India..to diversify Its simple good business sense not to have reliance on single country for your Supply Chain, commodities and energy.