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I said Asia not China (a lot are still made in Asia), and the point is that they are made in parts of the world where the cost of labour is significantly cheaper than Europe/US. Hence the cost of manufacturing the product being very low.
Mexico is hardly known for it's affluent middle class, unless of course you're including the drug barons.