Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good?

Chiming in on this well-worn thread: I don't see any reason to buy Chinese made products and support their trade policies and our trade imbalance with them. This is not mainly a question of quality (although there is that concern, in my mind), but rather one of fairness. Quality tube gear lasts almost forever, if taken taken care of properly. I would simply rather buy a used amp from a U.S. manufacturer. My personal choice. For someone who prefers their toys new and unsullied by other hands, than I guess that the PRC-made gear is a way to go; just not for me.

Quality issues aside (and I do think that there is some well-made gear being manufactured in China), I do think that the other issues raised by some of the gents posting above are valid. Particularly resale value, service and support, and consistant parts availability over the long haul.

Any Chinese tube amp as good as an apples/apples VAC model?

Well for the last 20 years I was using a British made Audio innovations 300B Mark2.. 2 x ECC83 1 X ECC82 and 4 X ECL86 At the time of purchase it cost £600 about £1066 in 2014 prices. Anyway having found the ECL86 tubes are obsolete I decided to buy a Cheapo chinese Valve amplifier.
The one that I purchased has 2 x EL34 2 X 6n9P and a rectifier Valve.Its a 240v spec. Its silent No Hum. Sounds incredible into the following speakers, Rega XEL, KEF C80, TDL RTL3.
Sounds far far better than previous amplifier. I also have Quad 34 405.2. It sounds as good if not better.

I use a Marantz 6005 CD Source.

Ordered from china at a total cost of £203.

I have no complaints whatsoever.

I have the a Excellent Omega Alnico 6 -93 db Xoverless speakers.
I needed a good amplifier .i found the 18 wpc Jas Bravo SET integrated
Amplifier .it uses the Russian 6c33c power triode,also used by Batt audio
Joule Electra ,and Lamm audio.
With dual 5ar4 rectifier tube and military type 6ac7 driver tubes,
And it is a auto hias circuit. It is super quiet and SET amps are known for their 3 dimentional imaging and layering .this amplifier is also rock solid in the midbass -Bass as well as the top end being very controlled it is a outstanding Integrated with tons of headroom it provides excellent dynamics and control Well worth checking out .

I lived with a Ming Da MC88-C amp in my main system for 7 yrs and was perfectly happy. It used 4 KT88's and was 50 wpc max in ultralinear but I used it in triode at 35 wpc mostly with some efficient bookshelves. The only reason I moved it out was because I went to a pair of Martin Logans and preferred to go with an enormous amount of power.