Not quite 100% . Chinese products dominate highest end smartphones with Apple iPhone, perhaps we all know it. The Buick Envision plus some Tesla Model Y are built there. BYD sells EV busses are doing well, assembled in California, though:
Bus - BYD USA
Most of what you post is true, but the inherent bias is that the ‘cheap Chinese knockoff’ idea persists in purchasing behavior. As with iPhones, people barely know the origin of their products. After all Volvo is doing ok and few buyers even know it’s Chinese, or care.
Even then the ‘cheap knock off and patent/copyright infringement of the 1960’s was from Taiwan more than the mainland.
So around the world vehicular products like Chery (highest quality rating in Brazil), BYD and JAC are becoming normalized. In other categories some Chinese brands command superior price and reputation due to proven product excellence: Photovoltaics example: Longi, Jinko, Trina, JA are the world’s largest in order for 2020.
What distinguishes those from all the others? Mostly high investment in R&D, production technology and efficiency.
I may be biased. After all my closest physicist friend just completed his graduate studies in photovoltaics, principally working with perovskites. Just check academic papers in photovoltaic-related subjects. The check the names of authors. Spoiler: almost all of them are Chinese names.
All this is simply to point out that much of the advanced work in renewables is happening in China. Informed people often now are selecting Chinese products for superior quality.
Now the mantra of lagging Westerners is about cheating. If Huawei makes better and cheaper 5G equipment and can deliver faster with better support; they must be cheating!
And so it goes. I will not argue that anywhere is perfect, least of all the China modernization drive. There are severe problems.. Who invests more in renewables?
Obviously it takes quite a while to overcome consumer prejudice. Hence Canadian Solar, Volvo, MG, Buick Envision etc.
Finally, if you have the choice of the same Tesla built in US, China or Germany which would you choose? Which will have the lowest warranty costs? Which will have the best quality control?
How long will it take for consumers to know what manufacturers already do? It may have begun with unit costs. Now it is quality, efficiency and delivery.