Problems with made in China had drives?

The events of the last six months make it easy to believe that "made in China" is bad news for hard drives.

Data recovery firm sounds Mac hard drive damage alert | Reg Hardware

... Clarke blamed the problem what he described as 'poor quality control in Chinese hard drive factories' - an issue he maintained affects other hard drive makers in addition to Seagate. He also warned all hard drive buyers to avoid HDDs manufactured in China...

I buy it. I'd much prefer Thailand, Singapore, etc.