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Though, I mostly agree with you. Goods from China aren't *necessarily* poor quality. It all depends on who designs it, and if the people that are paying for manufacturing are willing to pay enough to ensure that the materials are good quality, and just as importantly, ensure that the quality control process is up to standards.
Manufacturing in China *can* be great, but I'd wager that the majority of goods coming out of China are substandard. But that's because China is known for and used for cheap manufacturing, and it's readily available over there. While I don't think it's fair to judge products simply because of a Made in China label, I can understand why people would be skeptical if it's a brand that they don't know.
Also, keep in mind that some people dislike Chinese products not just because of the quality reputation, but also because we've shipped so many of our manufacturing jobs overseas to save money. There is an ever-increasing population of Americans who will not buy Chinese goods simply because they prefer to keep their money in the US. It's not because of Xenophobia, it's not because of manufacturing standards, it's just because they want to look out for US citizens and promote the growth of local jobs in any way that they can. That's definitely something I can get behind. I buy American whenever I can, but I don't follow that religiously because I find it impractical so often.
I've handled a WE 605. The proprietary star shaped hardware is soft and prone to stripping. That can make the disassembly for maintenance rather interesting. The action is also nowhere near the Ferrum Forge Mordax that I currently own. That being said, the WE 605 was not a bad knife, just not up to Ferrum Forge's very high standards IMO.
Knowing of China's reputation in manufacturing has nothing to do with xenophobia. Their reputation, for the most part, is well deserved.
But the decision for moderation in this discussion is not aimed at reasonable people having a civil conversation. Much like people's opinion of China, it is made on my past experiences with the discussion. Every time we've listed WE knives the comments have inevitably turned into a racist battle ground and it ruins the entire discussion for anyone who wants to ask actual questions or have a conversation.
Feel free to scroll down and read some of comments at any one of these drops: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/we-knife-model-601/talk https://www.massdrop.com/buy/we-knife-616/talk https://www.massdrop.com/buy/we-knife-612/talk
I understand there are concerns about over moderation, but you can see I haven't removed reasonable comments on the country of origin below. I'll only be removing comments such as: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/we-knife-616/talk/600014
These add nothing of a substance and only open a doorway for subjective arguments which benefit no one. This is not the kind of environment or atmosphere I want in this discussion.
Hopefully everyone can agree that these have no place here, and that this helps to explain why I've made this decision.
Then you say:
"xenophobic: having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries. prejudice: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience."
Xenophobia doesn't have to do with thinking Chinese products are shitty. That's just how China works. There's no regulations set to the standards that other countries like the USA has. So they CAN be shit, but they aren't always, as you've stated. You literally contradicted yourself between posts. Xenophobia is prejudice toward the PEOPLE of the country. It has nothing to do with the regulations that the country has set. I understand what you're going for here, but stop trying to push an agenda. Also suppressing freedom of speech is your right on your own website, but it's also a shitty thing to do for no reason. This is how you lose customers. Especially to people like me who reads these that can administratively block your website from showing up on subreddits with 100,000+ subscribers. Bad business practice doesn't make me want to support a website.
Let's not forget the knife in this drop is not using star bit screws. I have a knife from Vlad that's produced by we. It's called Pioneer of the Nile, and it doesn't have star shaped hardware either. I've taken it apart several times without issues, the hardware is not soft.