> unable to compete with Chinese companies that charge a fair price
That's debatable. I don't think China has the same labour laws or costs of running a business. Maybe it's fair from their perspective, but we really should have tariffs on such products so that they would cost as much as if manufactured in the west and perhaps use that money to help domestic businesses grow.
I can buy the chips and pay myself living wage and still solder Arduino nano for cheaper than they sell it and I don't live in 3rd world country. That's the amount of profit they make on one.
It's not the case of just chinese labour being cheaper, they earn massive profits on one and when you can have 5 or even 10 boards made for cost of one arduino it just becomes silly.
That's debatable. I don't think China has the same labour laws or costs of running a business. Maybe it's fair from their perspective, but we really should have tariffs on such products so that they would cost as much as if manufactured in the west and perhaps use that money to help domestic businesses grow.