Such ignorance to assume that something made in China is junk. It's also quite ignorant and uneducated to question that a manufacturer would use a material/component from another country of origin.
China has some of the world's most advance manufacturing plants and they are capable of producing very high end products in almost any category. It is also very common to import certain raw materials or components from another country.
It is a well-known stereotype that the Chinese are very intelligent, yet we trash them for making cheap shit. They make cheap shit, because we [the rest of the world] buy it. They also make quality products, but the vastly larger amount of cheap products dilute the "overall impression".
I have quite a few $200-400 folding knives, and my Chinese-made Reate's have some of the best fit and finish of my entire collection. There are a few other quality folding knife manufacturers in China, and I wouldn't question that there would be some excellent kitchen knives coming from there as well.
