Agreed on the Lama reincarnation thing. That was not only a pathetically childish move, but a perfectly useless one, though I wouldn't say that the US gov't has been any less hubristic (but far, far smarter) in its more theologically oriented laws.

It is rather difficult to avoid Chinese-made products nowadays, especially in the computing sector. Even Asian companies (Samsung, Sharp, etc.) have manufacturing bases in China, not to every single US computer company. Having only shopped at Walmart a couple of times in my life, I can't say that I really feel that Walmart has a special connection to China. Target, Kmart, Sears, etc. are all well-stocked with "Made in China" products.