When "Japan" was "China"

From an article entitled "China is not the problem":

"While consumers may come to look at “Made in China” as a stigma of shoddy workmanship, “Made in Japan” carried the same stigma back in the 1950s and 1960s. Unlike Japanese products, however, which were made by Japanese companies that were competing against products made by companies in other countries, China’s are integrated with every other major economic power on the plant. In fact, they’re inseparable. China’s woes are the woes of consumers around the globe, and they’re not going away."

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The whole article with the title "China is not the problem" can be found here:
http://www.edn.com/blog/1750000175/post/1880013188.html