Originally posted by Jer
Of course it's the Chinese, I hate them so much why cant we get cool rides like this?
Things are cheaper when you engage in genocide/slave labor/other nefarious business like they do. Sure they've had economic development, but the cost to their people and surrounding environment has been horrific. Pretty sure all of the most polluted places in the world that are not Soviet and "mining company in Africa" are in China by a large margin.
Additionally not honoring patents (outright stealing), etc makes things cheaper as well.
Then again all of the bullets/flame throwers they've been using on Tibet are probably expensive in the long run but still.