2010 South Africa World Cup, “Made In China”

From NetEase:

South Africa World Cup, “Made In China”

The World Cup uses balls made in a Jiujiang City [in Jiangxi province] “sweatshop”? The World Cup mascot is from Yiwu City [in Zhejiang province]? 60 million World Cup condoms were Chinese produced? Yes, China uses this way to “participate” in the South Africa World Cup…

The “Jabulani” South Africa World Cup ball is manufactured like this

It’s Chinese name is “普天同庆” [“Jabulani”], and it is the official ball of the South Africa World Cup. The above everyone is familiar with, but what everyone is not familiar with is: It is made by Chinese workers with 2000 RMB monthly wages — Jiangxi Jiujiang Si Mao Bo Company was authorized in May 2009 as the main production base for the 2010 South Africa World Cup football, and began manufacturing the South Africa World Cup official ball. Up until May this year, this factory’s over 7000 workers have already completed 12 million competition and commercial official balls.

The controversial South Africa World Cup ball: Jubulani, made in China

The South Africa World Cup special little horn “Vuvuzela”: Made in China

June 22, Wang Kechun from Yunnan is in a Zhejiang province Ninghai county toy factory quickly making “Vuvuzela” horns. He can may one American penny from each Vuvuzela he makes.

June 22, workers at a plastic toy factory in Zhejiang province Ninghai county are quickly manufacturing “vuvuzela” horns. These worker’s monthly wages are around 2000 yuan.

June 23, a worker in the Zhejiang province Ninghai county Jiying Plastic Manufacturing Plant is manufacturing “vuvuzela” horns. The start of the South Africa World Cup has popularized the long and slender “vuvuzela” horn around the world, with around 90% of them coming from the Yiwu small commodities market. The “little horn” made in China has produced a distinctive sound at the South Africa World Cup.

South Africa, a vuvuzela horn import company is packaging the little horns from China.

June 23, at the Yiwu City small commodities market, a dealer is blowing a “vuvuzela” horn.”

June 23, two children at a family workshop in Zhejiang province Ninghai country blowing “vuvuzela” horns. Their mother is in the back making “vuvuzela” horns.

June 22, appearing through a vuvuzela horn’s opening, Zhejiang province Ninghai county vuvuzela manufacturing company boss Wu Yijun says one long 60 centimeter vuvuzela horn costs about 2 RMB to produce, but the retail price in South Africa can be as high as 54 RMB.

June 23, a Zhejiang province Ninghai county factory is manufacturing “vuvuzela” horns, to be sold around the world through the Yiwu small commodities market.

South Africa World Cup fans’ distinctive vuvzela horns, a large portion of them coming from China.

June 22, a female worker is making vuvuzela horns in the production department. In front of the plastic injection molding machine, she must produce thousands of semi-finished vuvuzela horns.

June 23, Yiwu Small Commodities Market dealer Wang Chuangxin is showing off various “vuvuzela” horns.

The official condom of the South Africa World Cup: Made in China

Beginning from February, the South Africa Health Department began ordering “Choice Condoms” from a Guangxi Guilin latex factory to be an official World Cup product. Presently, this factory has provided 60 million condoms for South Africa.

June 16, distributing Chinese-made “Choice” brand condoms on the streets of South Africa.

South Africa World Cup mascot Zakumi: Made in China

World Cup mascot “Zakumi” is also manufactured in China. Reports say that there are tens of factories in Guangdong, Jiangsu, and other places responsible for producing Zakumi.

June 17, Slovenia team member Durica buying a Zakumi at a store in Pretoria, South Africa

World Cup mascot “Zakumi” is also manufactured in China. Reports say that there are tens of factories in Guangdong, Jiangsu, and other places responsible for producing Zakumi.

Chinese companies appear in World Cup stadium advertising

“The ‘Ying Li’ on the advertising boards, what do they do?” Accustomed to seeing Pepsi, Adidas, and Nike’s advertisements, Ying Li appearance aroused much curiosity, not just from foreign football fans but even Chinese football fans can’t resist “Baidu-ing” it, to find out what it is. As one of the sponsors for this World Cup, the new energy company Ying Li from Baoding, Hebei province is indeed a “stranger” in the eyes of football fans, but just from the first few days of the World Cup, they have become famous, becoming one of the most searched keywords on Baidu and Google during these few days. Even though there have been experts who have pointed out that the main audience for the World Cup is the general audience and the sponsors have always revolved around McDonald’s, Budweiser, Sony, these kinds of consumer brands, for a brand like Ying Li, whether or not [this advertisement] can bring it sales is still unknown. However, this Jiucheng service has undoubtedly already has a reputation and can be said to have demonstrated the advertising effects of the World Cup.

The world’s largest small commodities market exports World Cup merchandise

June 23, a customer is examining a football star product within the Zhejiang province Yiwu small commodities market. According to Yiwu customs statistics, as a result of the World Cup, the monthly exports for local sports equipment have exceeded 10 million USD consecutively over the past half year, with the exports during the 5 previous months this year having increase 110% over the same period last year.

June 23, a dealer in the Zhejiang province Yiwu Small Commodities Market is doing business.

June 23, a customer at the Zhejiang province Yiwu Small Commodities Market is selecting and purchasing footballs.

June 23, a customer at the Zhejiang province Yiwu Small Commodities Market is selecting and purchasing football jerseys.

South Africa World Cup themed scarves: Made in China

In the midst of football fans, what China produces are necessities. The colorful wigs found on the heads of spectators were exported by a Zhejiang province Yiwu city company called Tian Cheng Handicraft, while the scarves printed with various cheerleading slogans were produced by Zhejiang province Hangzhou city Mo Shang Hua Limited, them having exported 600,000 scarves. With each scarf priced at 10-20 yuan, they have already pocketed 6 to 7 million RMB income.

South Africa World Cup football fan wig, Yiwu-made

June 23, a football fan in the Zhejiang province Yiwu Small Commodities Market is trying on a football fan wig.

South Africa World Cup’s various football fan wigs

Chinese company provided 50,000 seats for South Africa World Cup’s 10 stadiums

One company in Zhejiang province provided 50,000 seats for the World Cup. According to a company insider, this order was personally ordered by the South African Nelson Mandela Bay mayor while leading a delegation visiting Ningbo.

Chinese football youths appear on the South African pitch

June 27, before the South Africa World Cup Round of 16 Argentina versus Mexico match, several Chinese children appeared on the pitch.

The air conditioners at South Africa World Cup’s main stadium are central air conditioning units from China’s Gree

Home appliance and IT companies have also entered the South African stadiums. A Gree Electric official said: “Winning the South Africa World Cup facilities central air conditioning supplier and management order, our sales increased 200 million RMB.”

Comments from NetEase:

网易火星网友:

In terms of economics, China has already entered industrialization, and at the same time informationalization, but the level [of the country/society] is very low. China’s industrialization is a cheap labor and outsourcing [export manufacturing] economy, and this is a low level of industrialization. The recent “Foxconn Incidents” is a very good example. A worker working normally for a month can only get a few hundred kuai, not even enough to live on, the trade unions unable to protect workers’ interests. Go look at England’s industrial history, companies like Foxconn are about the same as the sweatshops during England’s most backward period.

网易辽宁阜新网友:

As the world’s number one cheap labor market, should we sigh that the country has become rich and powerful or that the ordinary common people are cheap? Is this worth showing off? Our labor costs are even lower than India. All of the world’s processing businesses are based in China. This is how we grow GDP, not through expanding domestic demand. Colluding with foreigners to exploit the ordinary common people instead of investing in the people, is GDP that important? What about the ordinary common people’s happiness? It hasn’t increased along with the GDP.

网易广东深圳网友:

China is very competitive in light industry products and in many fields. China’s massive manufacturing exports is the collapse of factories in many countries…the unemployment of many foreign countries’ people! It isn’t that other countries do not want to do this business, but that they cannot outcompete China! I will also fire rockets for other countries…our electronics are exported to many countries, go abroad and see, Chinese products are everywhere…
We should feel proud…sports is just a kind of exercise…it is not that important…the economy is what is important…we need to be self-confident…our televisions…refrigerators…computers…machinery…a lot a lot of things are being exported…where do you think all of our foreign exchange reserves came from…???? Chinese people are always so self-abased…

网易广东广州越 秀网友:

When we build planes and robots, then we can take it out and show off. What is there to show off with this? Show off China’s cheap labor?

网易浙江湖州网友:

China uses this way to “participate” in the South Africa World Cup…
You guys can only use this kind of writing to comfort yourselves. Being Chinese is too fucking disgusting.

网易广东东莞网友:

How many things were polluted to make these things, the income is not proportionate to the consumption. The true “world factory” is not worth showing off, instead, we should deeply reflect and feel sad.

网易福建南平网 友:

The American dollars earned through toiling invested in American bonds have again been made worthless by Americans. The Americans spend while the Chinese people pick up the bill…it sucks being the Chinese people …

网易河北石家庄 网友:

Why is [our] labor cheap? Because China’s population is too large. No matter what, the more there is, the less valuable it is.

网易中国手机网友:

What is the motherland?
The motherland is something you can criticize ten times tomorrow but do not allow other countries to criticize.
If you cannot change this country, then you change yourself.
Hope the editors do not delete this first post/comment of mine.

网易江苏南京网友:

Not a major manufacturing country, but the most low-end contract manufacturing country, a shanzhai country.

网易辽宁沈阳网友:

Everyone look at the prices of things abroad. In China, apart from labor, everything is more expensive than abroad, it isn’t even necessary to mention cars and houses.

网易北京网友:

Can you generation of mental retards be clear headed a bit? You think solving the problem of feeding, clothing, and providing employment for 1.3 billion is easy? Do you see any other country that is able to take on the problem of feeding such a large labor force? Eat and live on or starve to death, which would you choose?

网易河北唐山网友:

I only feel very ashamed. Many things we can make, but most of the money is earned by other countries. I really don’t know what to say.

Balls and horns. chinaSMACK personals.