Not to mention, goods are sourced from China for a reason, mainly, that they are cheap. I don't know production from Vietnam or Malaysia, but the chances are that they could cost more to produce in those countries. The one area I know about in regards to this are bicycle frames. Used to be, the best frames from the far East were built in japan. Then, those became to expensive for American companies, so they moved over to Taiwan. Once Taiwan became too costly for the American companies, cause, you know, the bottom line is all that matters, they moved to China.
Taiwan manufacturing is far better, but it costs more, and some companies still have their frames made there, usually their most expensive ones. All the really cheap ones come from China. Nobody gets frames from Japan anymore. Any bike still made here in the US is usually a small, boutique brand, usually just one guy making truly hand crafted works of art, and extremely expensive. I know Trek still makes some bikes in the US, but again, very expensive.
