It's not a question of the raw material. It's the fact that any product shipping out of China to the West is deliberately poorly manufactured and will have a short working lifetime. I don't blame China for that fact - it's our own fault, because we want it that way. We want cheap stuff, so China supplies it, but it comes at a different cost - zero reliability. Sure, you might not have the money for a tool that's made to a high standard, but if you buy a cheap one therefore, you'll soon be cursing it for unreliability, inaccuracy and bits falling off. Chinese mills are selling now in the UK for less than $1000 - with a warranty of 90 days... Yes, 90 days!
I don't have personal experience of a Chinese mill, but I know someone with a Woodland Mills and he's very unhappy with it, wishes he hadn't gone for the low price and shiny paint. I do have an English mill (Trekkasaw) with an Italian diesel motor, that I bought 2nd-hand 34 years ago for $4000 and have never had any problems with it, still in use today. Any Chinese stuff I've bought in the meantime has given trouble - most recently, a Bosch pillar drill (I thought it was German?) and a vehicle hoist with electrical faults from new. (thought it was UK, as it had a Union Jack on the ebay ad
).
I'm fine with the OP buying a Woodland Mills and I hope he has years of productivity with it. My post was only to say that I wouldn't do so myself.