Go buy a hundred of each and see how you fare using them. Statistics gonna statistic, and I've seen a few more inhaled Chinese turbo parts than name-brand.
With the China garbage, it's not the product. It's the consistency.
I have a 2.5 lb sledge in my toolbox. China made, I've had it over 20 years, and it's held together perfectly. Will the next one hold together? I don't know, but not worth the risk. You know that smell when you walk into a harbor freight? That's the smell of Chinese rubber, disintegrating while you shop.
The key for me when I worked where stainless was en vogue, was the Chinese food-handling machine that had 'stainless' stickers on some cast-looking pieces. It was silver paint on cast iron! So now, Chinese stainress. Like the Chinese stainress steel sink I just tossed that was covered in rust underneath.
The problem with China is, you just do NOT know what you're going to get. Will you get the same thing from a Chinese subcontractor in a month after the American QC guy goes home?
