last year i bought 2 flex solar panels from a chinese seller on amazon, it specified 200w each. at the time there was only one review with 5 score. i bought and installed them on my car. well, i noticed they output max about 40% of the claimed watts. days ago i bumped onto it and saw many more reviews, most say the seller is lying the specs it is actually a 100w or 120w panel the max. the average cores now is 3.3 out of 5. if given a choice knowing what i know now i would never have purchased them. lessons learned.
for small noncritical parts/devices like diodes/on-off switches etc you can get chinese made, but for critical stuff, better look else.
i recently happened to search for a 20ft telescoping ladder, looked through amazon, as only i saw it's a chinese brand/non-brand, i just passed. not to say those manufacturers in china are not serious with their products, but the materials they are using could be defective or with subpar quality and they even don't know it. our safety relies on this thing when up in the air, i could lose my life or get big medical bills if it ever collapses. i can see that there is mentality factor but there is a national standard issue too (for example their electrical wires are always too thin comparing with AWG - it could get too hot and induce a fire, but they say that's their industrial standards).
缅甸中部日前发生7.9级地震，泰国曼谷有兴建中的高达30层楼高的摩天大楼倒塌，多人死亡及失踪。该栋大楼承建单位为ITD-CREC合资企业，由意大利-泰国发展公共有限公司与中国中铁十局（泰国）有限公司合作组成，引起关注。对此，中国驻泰国使馆昨日（4日）表示，中铁十局（泰）参与的联营体已表示，施工遵守工程标准并配合泰国政府调查，使馆反对外界抹黑中企。
地震发生时，大楼“爆炸式”倒塌。（X@vaitor）
去年（2024年）年中铁十局更曾发文庆祝该大楼封顶仪式，称该大楼建成后“将是中铁十局在泰国发展的一张名片”。（网络图片）
缅甸3月28日发生强震，波及泰国曼谷，恰图恰区一栋尚未完工的大楼倒塌。这栋大楼是由意大利-泰国合作发展公司（Italian-Thai Development Plc）与中国中铁子公司中铁十局的泰国分公司联合执行，建成后作为泰国审计处使用。
昨日，中国驻泰使馆发言人第二次针对该大楼倒塌事件做回应，指中铁十局（泰）参与的联营体已发表声明表示，施工及材料均严格遵循项目合同规定的标准、相关法规、工程标准及良好的工程实践，确保工程品质安全。中铁十局（泰）正积极配合泰国政府调查，相信调查会给出一个基于科学、客观公正的结论，“我们支持对个别企业的不当行为依法查处，但反对对中资企业的诋毁和抹黑”。