@ChrisMayLA6 It's the same everywhere it seems. The German conservatives also present themselves as the economically savvy party. What frustraters me most is that a lot of people still beleive the myth.

@ChrisMayLA6 Purely anecdotally, I recently had to buy some slippers, an automated water pump, and some off-brand car parts. Fifteen years ago they would all have been British (or EU). Now all of them were Chinese, apparently good quality, reasonably priced. Companies should remember that a lot of the services exports are linked to maintenance and repair of previously sold hardware. No hardware, no support contracts down the road.

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