We lived & taught in China for 2 years (1999-2001) and I'm still wearing (and getting compliments on) clothes I bought there. Plus I still have a box of cool stuff that will eventually find its way into my own jewelry and other creations.
Lots of stuff from China is junk,but not all. The fact that almost everything seems to be made in China means that it includes a lot of junk.
I'm old enough so that, when I was a kid, junk toys came from Japan, then later from Taiwan & HongKong and Korea--not to mention some central & So. American countries.
Multinational corporations will have stuff made as cheaply as possible wherever they can, but that isn't necessarily a reflection on the people who are being paid less than a living wage to produce it.

those ugly dolls are crap, plus they are mass produced , realize that the toy may have had a beautiful start, but ended ugly slaves are making those ugly dolls many child labor's given to get some food and money... traded to be indentured servants for life...sad. don't get me wrong have bought beautiful stuff made in china, hand carved ornate toy piano for 20, carved ornate flute for 15, you have your crap and grand everywhere, i personally got suckered out of 800 by runabout strollers made in the usa....within a week fell apart and couldn't steer for crap without almost tipping it over with my infant babies inside. so its not racist to see when a product is poorly made , spreads the word so others are not suckered. just an example not item related, mcdonalds in queens new york could be great, but mcdonalds in allentown ,pa could suck, wouldn't you want to be warned before dishing out money or getting food poison? especially in this economy, its hitting everywhere hard minus a few lucky places in the world. i would want quality for my children, something that would last them instead of making them upset when it breaks because who knows when it would be replaced or if it even would be. but most children mind you can be happy with a stick and a few rocks and a big imagination i was growing up not that i didn't have those luxury items either (gx tv, playstation etc). p.s. Niel....think you need to stick to one sign in name instead of posting the same thing twice about ugly dolls that the creators sold out on to make some big bucks at the expense of indentured/slave servants both children and adults who will be working away night and day to make your fugly cheap $10 toys.they are in servitude for life, and your supporting that, they were traded by there poor parents for short monetary gain , while they work grueling hours only to be rewarded with slight rest and 1 bowl of god knows what...how can you support that? plus many items made in china that are mass produced are toxic....I pray none of your children get sick from playing with crap. don't have the money for quality, then make it yourself. why waste it on crap that wont last long anyways? priority's skewed?