I am mocked for seeking non-china made goods, and paying extra for it. Predictably from my (boomer) parents who see no problem with funding china and getting low quality goods that break... its so cheap they have no problem simply buying another one. If we were importing cheap gold jewellery from nazi germany they'd be all about it.

>I don’t believe the average western person would care at all if they could afford fewer cheap products

I don't think this is the case. The average person wants a lot of things for cheap. Also, more expensive items like computers and phones would increase in price. People like having the newest phones, but might be priced out of it if it increased.