Sentences with phrase «china is of lower quality»

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If the «full lifecycle costs» of the poor quality goods being imported from China were compiled, that «low price» turns out to be much higher than a superficial accounting reveals.

China has been known for having low - quality air in their major cities, but the levels of pollution are reaching numbers that are more alarming than ever.

Australia exported $ 740 million worth of beef to China in the year to October 2016 of which only 11 per cent was chilled with the remainder being lower quality frozen product.

As consumers in key emerging markets such as China traded up from lower - quality domestic brands, the maker of Marlboro was uniquely positioned to benefit, and still is.

ii) Nothing — China already accounts for about 25 % of global production, but standards & quality are lower.

They make and buy products made in China, pass them off as US made, they use meal filler to the point their foods are very low in protein, all under the guise of HIGH quality food.

The difference between naturally constituted whole foods and scientifically concocted manufactured pet foods can be seen on the pet food labels with a plethora of synthetic vitamins, amino acids and trace minerals of dubious nutritive value and origin (as from China) deemed essential because of the poor quality of lowest - cost basic ingredients, and because of the destruction / denaturing of essential nutrients due to processing, storage and cooking.

He assures his clientele that while his treats are produced in a China - based facility — to keep costs low — they strictly adhere to American safety and quality regulations by testing each batch of treats through Silliker laboratories before it is shipped from the production facility to the United States.

Publishers want to see evidence that their games will sell well in China before they part with the cash for a high quality localisation, but at the same time if there are fewer titles localised at the moment then it means that there is a lower supply of games to entice gamers to buy a PlayStation 4.

With new measures to cap coal use and restrict imports of low quality coal in China, it appears the tide is turning against the coal exporters.

Sure, the big guys like Samsung, Apple, and Google are all selling phones that start at $ 650, but a growing number of companies (usually from China) are hitting the US market with high - quality phones with dazzling specs and low prices.

Not only are the quality of the smartphones coming from China consistently getting better, but at the same time, the cost seems to be consistently getting lower.

Xiaomi is another one of those Chinese success stories — founded in 2010, it has used the recipe of high quality, solid build and low pricing to quickly become China's largest smartphone manufacturer in 2015... the only thing holding them back is their reluctance to go with worldwide sales, although there are hints that will be happening soon.

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.

Others believe that pouring the tea first is a trademark of the upper class, as their china could withstand the boiling heat while lower - quality cups were likely to crack unless cooled first by milk.