眾所周知，近40年來，中國的工業取得了舉世矚目的成就，在建立完善了門類齊全的現代工業體系之後，如今的中國早已躍升為世界第一製造大國
——2018年，中國工業產值佔全世界30%，是美國、日本和德國之和。
中國製造遍及世界，這就是當前世界製造業格局最現實的客觀狀態。
對此，就有外國網友提出了疑問：
為什麼大多數東西都是在中國製造/組裝的？
1、Albert
You ask why everything is made in China, but you should change that question to, 「Why are a lot of items made in China」 ? Not everything is made in China. I am going to guess that you are younger than 40 so don’t really have a lot of experience in the progression of the manufacturing industry over time.
你問為什麼所有的東西都是中國製造的，但是你應該把這個問題改成，「為什麼很多東西都是中國製造的」？不是所有的東西都是中國製造的。我猜你還不到40歲，所以對製造業的發展沒有太多經驗。
I only go back to the 1950’s so I will start there but the movement of manufacturing goes way back in history. Back in the 1950’s and early 1960’s Japan was the country most well known for being the place to get all your cheap 「crap」 manufactured. Cheap toys, cheap plastic merchandise. They progressed to manufacturing better quality and value added merchandise until the labor costs priced them out of the cheap goods manufacturing segment.
我只追溯到20世紀50年代，但製造業的發展可以追溯到很久以前。早在20世紀50年代和60年代初，日本就以製造廉價「垃圾」而聞名。便宜的玩具，便宜的塑料製品。直到勞動力成本把他們擠出了廉價產品的生產環節，他們開始生產質量更好、附加值更高的商品。
They moved their cheap goods manufacturing to other low labor cost areas like South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong to name just a few. Those countries followed the same trend as Japan and progressed from making cheap goods to manufacturing higher quality value added merchandise. This took place in the 70’s and 80’s. By around 1990 the labor cost in these countries got too expensive and factories began to move to China. And the trend continues. China started out manufacturing cheap goods and has progressed to more technical value added products. Now, as labor costs are increasing in China you will begin to see more factories making cheap goods moving out of China to other low labor cost countries.
他們把廉價商品製造轉移到其他低勞動力成本地區，如韓國、中國臺灣和中國香港。這些國家追隨與日本相同的趨勢，從製造廉價商品發展到製造高質量的增值商品。這發生在70年代和80年代。到1990年左右，這些國家的勞動力成本變得過於昂貴，工廠開始遷往中國大陸。而且這種趨勢還在繼續。中國大陸開始製造廉價商品，並已發展到更具技術附加值的產品。現在，隨著中國勞動力成本的增加，你將開始看到更多生產廉價商品的工廠從中國轉移到其他低勞動力成本國家。
2、Charles
I have been traveling a lot to China for the production of IoT products. This falls on the Engineering triangle. China can produce Quality, Fast, Cheap.
出於其對物聯網產品的生產，我經常去中國。這屬於項目管理三角形。中國可以高效率地生產質量好、價格便宜的產品。
I feel all the answers about cheaper labor is missing the point of the question. Since the majority of the third world countries have cheaper labor. From most of Africa, South America, India, and so on... Cheap labor has already been pointed out. Here are a few more:
我覺得所有關於廉價勞動力的答案都沒有抓住問題的重點。因為大多數第三世界國家的勞動力更便宜。比如非洲大部分地區，南美洲，印度等等…廉價勞動力這一原因已經被指出。這裡還有一些其他原因:
Mostly because it has a billion people, about the same as the rest of the developed world combined, but isn''t yet developed enough to be heavy in service industries.
這主要是因為中國有10億人口，與其他發達國家人口總和大致相當，但還沒有發展到服務業佔很大比重的程度。
Chinese have been very lucky to get on the industrialization train before cheap automation made that path to development obsolete.China has invested a lot in infrastructure. Factories have reliable power, good highway and rail system to port, and large modern ports.
在廉價的自動化技術這條發展道路過時之前，中國人很幸運地坐上了工業化的火車。中國在基礎設施方面投入了大量資金。工廠有可靠的電力，還有良好的公路和鐵路系統，以及大型現代化港口。
3、Edwin
If you pick Quality and Time:
如果選擇質量和時間：
China has the capacity for quality items too, the bulk of electronics like Lenovo, Apple products come from China. They are generally high quality and available immediately. But those products are not always "Cheap." Let me ask you this? Do Apple products have this reputation?
中國也有能力生產高質量的產品，像聯想、蘋果等大部分電子產品都來自中國。他們通常是高質量的，並且可立即獲得。但這些產品並不總是「便宜」。我問你?蘋果產品有便宜的聲譽嗎?
China only makes whatever quality someone is willing to pay for. iPhones are made in China but you don''t see people complaining about the build quality on them.
中國只生產人們願意購買的任何質量的產品。iphone是中國製造的，但你不會看到人們抱怨它們的質量。
Lastly, when you see a product with "made in China" sticker, it''s not all made in China. China usually is the assembly point for most products, the parts come from a wider range of places.
最後，當你看到一個貼著「中國製造」標籤的產品時，你會發現它並不全是中國製造。中國通常是大多數產品的裝配點，零件來自其它廣泛的地方。
4、Andrew Simms
There are many reasons why firms choose to produce in China
企業選擇在中國生產的原因有很多
- Massive 1.3 Billion people market to sell "Chinese made" goods to
-龐大的13億人口市場
- Extensive network of infrastructure, ports, roads, airports,rail, huge factories
-基礎設施、港口、道路、機場、鐵路、大型工廠等形成廣泛網絡
- Cheap labour cost with better productivity than some other developing countries
-勞動力成本低廉，生產率高於其他一些發展中國家
- An undervalued currency makes it cheaper for foreign firms to invest/hire
-低估的貨幣使外國公司投資/僱傭更便宜
- Economies of scale and the network effect of operating in a global manufacturing hub
-規模經濟與全球製造中心運營的網絡效應
5、Jeremy Andrews
Everyone has tackled the obvious economic explanations, but I would argue that the real reason is actually political. There are plenty of semi-stable countries in the world with low wages, so the real question is out of all of them, why did China get the blessing to become the world’s factory?
每個人都給出了顯而易見的經濟解釋，但我認為真正的原因實際上是政治原因。世界上有很多低工資的半穩定國家，所以真正的問題是，為什麼中國能成為世界工廠？
Richard Nixon normalized relations with China in 1972, and this resulted in China opening up to the world (and vice-versa). Under Jimmy Carter in 1979, the US establish full diplomatic relations with the PRC. This was largely a continuation of Nixon’s earlier strategy and was, again, primarily targeted at undermining Soviet interests. However, in the process of all this, Deng Xiaoping made a very favorable impression on the American people, most importantly top business executives and politicians. Several agreements were made involving cooperation on military and scientific matters, some of which were obxted to by the Secretaries of Defense and State. Carter trusted the Chinese a bit more than he should have, arguably, but Deng was just too charismatic
1972年，理察·尼克森(Richard Nixon)與中國實現關係正常化，這使得中國向世界開放(反之亦然)。1979年，在吉米·卡特(Jimmy Carter)的領導下，與中華人民共和國建立全面外交關係。這在很大程度上是尼克森早期戰略的延續，也是為了破壞蘇聯的利益。然而，在這一過程中，當時的中國給美國人民留下了非常好的印象，最重要的是給商界高層和政界人士留下了非常好的印象。幾項協議涉及軍事和科學方面的合作，其中一些遭到了國防部長和國務卿的反對。可以說，卡特對中國的信任超過了他應該有的程度。
Then we see that the United States seems to be asleep on the steering wheel for the next decade,Without that event, China’s rise as the world’s factory seems a lot less inevitable. Without the US manufacturers moving to China, and without such easy access to the American market, supply chains simply never would have been arranged the way they were. Outsourcing might still happen of course, but it’s likely that a different nation or nations would have become the world’s factory. Globalization may have been inevitable, but China becoming the world’s factory was far from inevitable.
然後我們看到，美國在接下來的十幾年內似乎在方向盤上睡著了，如果沒有這樣的事實，中國崛起為世界工廠似乎就不那麼不可避免了。如果沒有美國製造商轉移到中國，如果沒有如此容易進入美國市場，供應鏈根本就不會以現在的方式安排。當然，外包仍有可能發生，但是很可能一個或多個不同的國家會成為世界的工廠。全球化或許是不可避免的，但中國成為世界工廠遠非不可避免。
So, now we have to correct everything, the first thing is not to buy made in China!
所以，現在我們要糾正一切，首先不要買中國製造！
6、Eddie L
Do put on your hearing aids and you will hear the growing anti- US sentiments not only in China but also in most parts of the world.
把你的助聽器戴上，你會聽到不僅是在中國，而且幾乎在全世界大多數地方，厭倦美國的情緒都在日益上升。
I believe that the world is more willing to choose a kind China than to let the United States or other countries become the people to supply everything!
我相信，世界更願意選擇一個善良的中國，而不是讓美國或其他國家為世界供應一切！
7、Takhe opi
Yes! It is 360 degree opposite.The World has started hating US more and more.Don't buy anything made in China, sure...lets throw away your phone first.
是的，全世界都越來越討厭美國了。不要買中國製造的任何東西，當然……首先把你的手機丟掉。
8、Great Asia
So ignorant. The anti-us sentiment is growing across the globe. That's PM Abe of Japan visited Iran recently. Japan and other European powers are moving closer to Russia and China to hedge the "US risk".
真是無知。全球的反美情緒都在增長。所以安倍總理最近才訪問了伊朗。日本和其他歐洲大國正在向俄羅斯和中國靠攏，以對衝「美國風險」。
9、jim kuan
人們終於明白宏觀經濟了。中國對美貿易不平衡之所以巨大，是因為中國是全世界產品的最終組裝地，之後這些產品出口到美國。以iPhone為例，從每部出口到美國的iPhone中，中國只賺10美元。其他利潤流向全世界各地的零件廠商，蘋果公司也獲得了高額利潤。而這700美元的售價都被打上了中國的標籤。這就是你們的貿易不平衡！
10、adviser to the Gods
Bought a MAGA cap? Made in China!This American will always 1st buy a product made in India, Pakistan, Mexico, Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia before one made in China. China will never change their attitude. Best if America was to cut Chinese imports by 75%.
買過MAGA帽子嗎？中國造的！在購買中國製造之前，這個美國人會首先購買印度、巴基斯坦、墨西哥、馬來西亞、泰國或印度尼西亞製造的產品。中國永遠不會改變他們的態度。美國把中國的進口削減75%就好了。
But can America do it? A twilight America!
但美國能做到嗎？暮色中的美國！
不可否認，網友「 adviser to the Gods」的反問可謂精髓：
美國能做到嗎？暮色中的美國！
正如網友「 jim kuan」所說的一樣：
中國對美貿易不平衡之所以巨大，是因為中國是全世界產品的最終組裝地，之後這些產品出口到美國。以iPhone為例，從每部出口到美國的iPhone中，中國只賺10美元。其他利潤流向全世界各地的零件廠商，蘋果公司也獲得了高額利潤。而這700美元的售價都被打上了中國的標籤。這就是你們的貿易不平衡！
所以，什麼才是世界對「中國製造」應該有的正確認知？
打擊中國製造，就是在打擊全球產業分工體系，就是在損害全世界工業參與國根本利益！