sean wookie said:
Yeah and how often do you get an authentic piece of Chinese propaganda?
Yeah and how often do you get an authentic piece of Chinese propaganda?
Every time I buy something that says "Made in China", it feels like an authentic piece of propaganda.
C3PX said:
Those Che Guerra shirts have always really bothered me. Seems like people wear them just because they are cool and not because they really know what he stood foor. At least with Sean's watch the reference is so blatant. Also it is an authentic piece or Chinese propaganda, not something purchased at the local hot topic.
Those Che Guerra shirts have always really bothered me. Seems like people wear them just because they are cool and not because they really know what he stood foor. At least with Sean's watch the reference is so blatant. Also it is an authentic piece or Chinese propaganda, not something purchased at the local hot topic.
What's blatant about it? It's a Chinese guy waving with the Chinese flag in the background. It's not like the guy is ordering the execution of a prisoner right there on the watch. In either case, if you don't know who the guy is or what he's done, you'd have no idea what you're wearing.
You're not likely to find shirts of Che Guerra in Venezuela (I think that's the right country) precisely because of what he stood for. On the other hand, the Chinese government wants to look as good as possible, even while doing evil and nasty things. To that end, they're more than willing to sell you watch with the guy waving his hand against the backdrop of the Chinese flag.
Arnie.d said:
I love China as a country but I'm afraid the regime is trying to make China the world's only superpower. Really, Iran, N-Korea, Iraq, etc are no threat at all compared to China. The way in which China is trying to "conquer" Africa for its resources is also alarming.
I read this article about Chinese counterfeit hardware a few days ago. Makes me wonder how save my modem with build-in firewall is...
Maybe everyone in Firefly also speeking Chinese isn't such a bad prediction after all.
I love China as a country but I'm afraid the regime is trying to make China the world's only superpower. Really, Iran, N-Korea, Iraq, etc are no threat at all compared to China. The way in which China is trying to "conquer" Africa for its resources is also alarming.
I read this article about Chinese counterfeit hardware a few days ago. Makes me wonder how save my modem with build-in firewall is...
Maybe everyone in Firefly also speeking Chinese isn't such a bad prediction after all.
Despite what that article might make you think, you don't have anything to worry about. Selling counterfeit hardware essentially comes down to not putting it through certification tests. Since they don't put it through the tests that Cisco requires, they can't ship it to Cisco to be sold. Since they can't ship it, they simply sell it locally with the Cisco name on it anyway. There's not necessarily anything else that goes on.
It's like buying a counterfeit copy of Windows on the streets of China for $1. There's nothing wrong with it and it probably doesn't have any back doors, it just has a volume license key that doesn't have to be activated and it cost them nothing to obtain it.