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Admit it or not, we have to face the fact, we are in a literal war with China.

Years ago, we were given a gift of two ATVs that were made in China. On the surface, it seemed like quite an amazing gift. Unfortunately, in a matter of months, we realized that you kind of get what you pay for. Now, 10 years later, Chinese ATVs still leave something to be desired, yet they sell big. For the consumer, they’re cheap, in many cases, 1/3 the price of more reputable and well-known brands. For the Chinese companies that sell them, they’re cheap to manufacture and cheap to sell. But the fact still remains: tens of thousands of people make the decision to buy Chinese, and the net effect is that when it comes to ATVs, in many respects, the Chinese are eating the big brands' lunches. When you started reading this post, you might have thought it was going to be about a literal war with China. Well, the reality is that we are at war with China, and over the last 3 years, we have suffered millions of casualties, including over 100,000 dead in 2023 alone. What are we talking ab