This isn't a new development. And it was going on long before the vice article... in the early 2000's it was an eBay "issue".
Recently I have found a bunch of "lego" sets on some Chinese websites (they are pretty good, and the unique kits are interesting). And it points to an interesting pattern. IN the west we are keen on steeling high end goods, honey, wine, TV's, fancy bags, Legos. IN china they just make a knockoff... food, wine, phones, bags, and legos.
Im now kind of curious if this is a manufacturing base outcome or a cultural thing (or a bit of both).
This isn't a new development. And it was going on long before the vice article... in the early 2000's it was an eBay "issue".
Recently I have found a bunch of "lego" sets on some Chinese websites (they are pretty good, and the unique kits are interesting). And it points to an interesting pattern. IN the west we are keen on steeling high end goods, honey, wine, TV's, fancy bags, Legos. IN china they just make a knockoff... food, wine, phones, bags, and legos.
Im now kind of curious if this is a manufacturing base outcome or a cultural thing (or a bit of both).