Made in China

A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap Goods

De: Amelia Pang

Narrado por: Nancy Wu

A Most-Anticipated Book of the Year: Newsweek * Refinery29

“Timely and urgent . . . Pang is a dogged investigator.” —The New York Times

“Moving and powerful.” —Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author

Discover the truth behind the discounts.

In 2012, an Oregon mother named Julie Keith opened up a package of Halloween decorations. The cheap foam headstones had been five dollars at Kmart, too good a deal to pass up. But when she opened the box, something shocking fell out: an SOS letter, handwritten in broken English.
“Sir: If you occassionally buy this product, please kindly resend this letter to the World Human Right Organization. Thousands people here who are under the persicuton of the Chinese Communist Party Government will thank and remember you forever.”
The note’s author, Sun Yi, was a mild-mannered Chinese engineer turned political prisoner, forced into grueling labor as punishment for campaigning for the freedom to join a forbidden meditation movement. He was imprisoned alongside petty criminals, civil rights activists, and tens of thousands of others the Chinese government had decided to “reeducate,” carving foam gravestones and stitching clothing for more than fifteen hours a day.

In Made in China, investigative journalist Amelia Pang pulls back the curtain on Sun’s story and the stories of others like him, including the persecuted Uyghur minority group, whose abuse and exploitation is rapidly gathering steam. What she reveals is a closely guarded network of laogai—forced labor camps—that power the rapid pace of American consumerism. Through extensive interviews and firsthand reportage, Pang shows us the true cost of America’s cheap goods and shares what is ultimately a call to action—urging us to ask more questions and demand more answers from the companies we patronize.

Great listen!

While this book made me very sad, I could not put stop listening. So informative. I will be making my best effort to not buy products from China.

Hard to Believed

It is hard to believe that human beings are treated in China in the way described in the narrative, but today even more atrocious events are transpiring in the Gaza Strip, in the region encompassing Ukraine and in Africa . Solution—An uncorrupted World Government with the authority and power to intervene in these abominable circumstances.

I Had No CLUE!

This is a good book that will open your eyes to horrible injustices in China that have taking place over the past 25 years. In particular the forced labor camps that have been pumping out enormous quantities of cheap goods for sale worldwide. After listening to this book (and nearly impossible to accomplish) I will do my best to avoid products made in China.

I thought the Holocaust was an isolated evil event…

in world history but after reading this book, and many others, on the evil and unimaginable torture taking place at these CCP Labor camps, I’m outraged and shell shocked that our country would even permit ANYTHING imported from China!! By the way.. I’ve also noticed that it is way more challenging to find products that DON’T have the “made in China” stamp on it.. Oh and to boot.. I started looking at items around my house and four out of five things I’d pick up would also have the same China label! I’m disgusted and definitely in a mission to NOT purchase these blood stained products in the future. Another interesting note I found out is that China is purchasing farm land, here in America, by the hundreds of thousands of acres!!?? How does that even make sense??.. seriously.. why would the US government NOT have safeguards against allowing other countries to buy up America’s real estate?? Especially our farm land ?? So one day we may be deciding whether or not we’ll bow to the demands of the CCP dragon or starving to death .. all because we won’t take the mark off the beast!? Please read this book, and end times revelation in the Bible, then get busy pushing back and making noise to congressman. Read revelation in the Bible to learn more about taking the mark of the beast. GOD HELP THE VICTIMS IN CHINA AND GOD BLESS AMERICA

Shocking and haunting!

A shocking and haunting look at cruel and even deadly Chinese forced labor camps holding dissidents, ethnic and religious minorities that produce some of the consumer products we buy in America. I will be more careful how I shop. The US government needs to hold China accountable and demand effective inspections to determine the source of products.