I can remember when anything that came out of Japan was considered junk. You would never buy a Japanese car. Boy have times changed. And it is starting to happen with China. They have figured it out. There is some high quality coming out of China and it will continue to get better. Sure there is still junk coming out of China, the steel for the most part is garbage. But when they build to specs it is just as good as anywhere else. They will also steal your intellectual property.
My brother Didn't want to take his Honda on a trip because there was a good chance it might get stolen. So he went a bought a Harbor Freight generator. He loves it. Quieter than the Honda, lighter, and seems to use less gas, although he hasn't done a side by side test on fuel use. He let a buddy take it on a mission trip and it ran for a month almost 24/7. My brother is very impressed with it. Said he would never buy a Honda or Yamaha for personal use.
And I agree with above about getting parts. Places just don't stock parts anymore. I Needed a main jet for a Honda and went to 5 shops before I found one in stock. And it was at a small mom and pop type shop, the big mega dealers are a joke.
Todd