Slave labor is only through forced employment. I really doubt that the government in china forces the people to work in the various private businesses. The cost of living and expectation of the workers is just VERY much lower in china than it is in the usa. Therefore making stuff in the usa is just not economically feasible. Our little business buys things from china at approximately 1/3 the cost of equivalent items made in the usa. We need to be more competitive and creative to succeed in the world trade, thats the truth. If our government had not abandoned the gold standard in 1971, the chinese yuan would have risen to a point where chinese items would cost about what american items cost, when paid for with us dollars. The current trade deficit is due to the money printing of the us government, not some "slave" claims.

There is slave labor in China, but it is vanishly small fraction of all the labor. If that wasn't the case, we all would know about it. Yet, we only know about Uyghur labor camps that produce solar panels and such.

Most Chinese that produce stuff in factories are actually paid. If that wasn't the case, we would definitely hear about it. Actually, there are instances of factory operators refusing to pay employees, but again, that affects a small fraction of workers.

The only question that remains is whether or not they are underpaid, by how much, and what causes them to voluntarily work for such a low wage.

I will agree with the assertion that Chineese workers are underpaid, however, you can't cheat too effectively in a global free market. So, even if China underpays their workers, they must either get something else in return (technology transfer) or their oligarchs would be keeping the difference. So, the price is actually right to Americans. Apple payment to Chineese is small USD amount plus the technology transfer.

Regarding lack of regulation and pollution: China suffers from that. Americans don't want pollution and other issues like that, hence the regulations. I guess some of the regulations might be harmful though, so, I would agree to get rid of some of them. The other beneficial regulations can be removed but should be replaced by lawsuits. If some fucker's factory pollutes my property, he is going have to pay restitution. In China, you apparently can't do that. So, there is absolutely no excuse for pollution. Polluter (in a sane society) will have to pay back for damage (go out of business and have all their assets ceased, including their life if assets are not enough). So, the price will rise anyway even without regulations. The reason why it doesn't in China is they want the technology transfer and they are willing to pay dearly for it.

So, what I've just done is mostly disproven all you guy's arguments why Chinese goods are cheap. They are not. You are just not seeing the whole picture.

The ultimate question is, why is Apple willing to do business with China and, when stopped, why do they go to India?
Answer: It is Americans' fault.

American population is arrogant to the extreme. It seems nobody understand the mechanics of currency printing, specifically the world reserve currency printing, and the mechanics of spending this newly printed currency not evenly world-wide but DUMPING this currency inside one country (USA). When this happens, labor costs go up in that country greatly versus the rest of the world. THIS is why Apple doesn't want to hire Americans. They are overcharging. Also, American labor has no choice but overcharge. They will have to live out of their cars if they don't. Some already do. And what got them to this place is voting for government handouts and massive government spending. Not only government parasites are at fault here, but also the masses themselves.

By the way, if you don't think the above mechanism works like I describe, look at what happened during the Spanish Price Revolution when all that gold got imported into Spain.

You did it to yourselves mostly. I am no fan of China, but I find it halarious how Americans keep hurting themselves, yet can't understand this and keep trying to find somebody else to blame.