It certainly is frustrating, but in the interest of fairness...
I've had HO stuff that had it: (Italy-Rivarossi); US made (John English). In O I've got some old Auel trucks and this Williams Pacific was made in Korea. So this isn't an issue exclusive to the Chinese manufacturers...I suppose we might see it that way now since everything comes from there... maybe we should buy stock in the JB WELD company. 🙂
Mark in Oregon