Wouldn't be surprised if Titax, Pazo etcetc aren't made in the same factory in China that are also locking out the Ching Chong levers.
I`m not really commenting about the Chinese bike parts but stuff from China in general. I import container loads of goods from there. The quality is equal to if not better than most similar products made elsewhere. Not the best but certainly acceptable. The thing I find really interesting though is the comments from Funky about the conditions of the factories there . Now, we all loathe and distrust pretty much everything the Daily Mail says, probably on principle, but we are willing to believe stuff from other sources maybe because it suits us to believe it. I have personally visited factories in China and they are nothing like labour camps. They were clean and tidy, the staff seemed cheerful. Better than factories in some other countries I have been to for sure. Obviously I have not been to them all so the I phone one may be as described but perhaps we should be cynical about more news sources than just the Daily Mail ?