“Why don’t Chinese kids believe in Santa?”/“Because they make the toys.”

A Christmas riddle is:
   
Q: Why don’t Chinese kids believe in Santa?
A: Because they make the toys.
 
That is, the toys aren’t made by elves in the North Pole—they’re made in China. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2010.
 
   
Twitter
Claes Magnusson
@claes
—Why don’t Chinese kids believe in Santa?
— Because they make all the toys themselves.
#fb
8:57 AM · Jan 15, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Breakable
@Breakable
Why don’t Chinese kids believe in Santa?
Because they make all the toys themselves.
10:46 AM · Jan 15, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Eddie Lee
@eddietree
Why don’t Chinese kids believe in Santa?
Because they make all the toys themselves.
4:47 PM · Jan 15, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Hatred Bear
@HatredBear
Why don’t Chinese kids believe in Santa Claus? Because they’re the ones making all the toys.
9:20 PM · Jun 6, 2012·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Jokes 
Posted by u/tonic613 May 9, 2019
How come Chinese kids don’t believe in Santa?
Because they’re the one who make the toys.
         
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/i_mustache July 9, 2019
Why don’t chinese kids believe in Santa Claus?
Because they make the toys.
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/honolulu_oahu_mod December 24, 2019
Why don’t Chinese kids believe in Santa Claus?
Because they make the toys.
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/20riptide May 16, 2020
Why is it that chinese kids don’t believe in santa?
Because they’re the ones making the toys!
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/MichaelJVader September 22, 2021
Why don’t Chinese kids believe in Santa?
Because they make the toys.