Re: "Former" - Exactly!
I'm not saying they choose not to make the parts for a decent ballpoint pen because they choose to sell bad ballpoint pens.
I'm saying that they are not capable of it. The manufacturing capability to make decent parts for a ballpoint pen currently does not exist in China. For making decent ballpoint pens, they currently import expensive ball bearings from other countries.
Li Keqiang complained about it on national TV four months ago.