As usual, I am late to the party but I will add my $0.02 worth: in general, I try to avoid cheap Chinese products. Actually I avoid MOST products made in the PRC except for a few Hong Kong manufacturers. This is not due to political issues (which I have in plenty) but from experience. But YMMV...
IMO, the best Chinese made product I ever owned was the original Sophia Electric Baby amp - not the new MkII unit. Sophia Electric is an American firm w/ Chinese partners. This amp was quite good; 10W (more or less) and it sounded great with every monitor speaker I paired it with in my office. There are still plenty of these amps available on the used market for about $300 or so.
IMO, the best Chinese made product I ever owned was the original Sophia Electric Baby amp - not the new MkII unit. Sophia Electric is an American firm w/ Chinese partners. This amp was quite good; 10W (more or less) and it sounded great with every monitor speaker I paired it with in my office. There are still plenty of these amps available on the used market for about $300 or so.