S&W, Taylor, United etc etc all get their knives from Chinese factories. There's a reason why Chinese knives are cheap - lower wages/benefits, lower EHS standards, lower quality materials (do you trust the Chinese manufacturers when they say they use XXX or YYY? I don't), lower QC, lower levels of training for long term workforce, lower R&D cost (hence you get lots of copies and clones - it's cheaper to reverse engineer than do your own engineering). Top that with lower ethical standards.
Would I use one? Yes. NOt all are bad, some are helluva good actually.
Would I spend a lot on one? No, unless there's good customer service/support, clear channels of communication and trust.
Do I have any? Yes, I have a clone which had lots of issues. I spent $$ to improve on the clone. It's a fun knife but there's no way I could've sent the knife back for a fix. Lucky for me, I have friends who have pull with knifemakers who can fix things.
Back to gamer....don't spend $20 here, $30 there, $40 here, $50 there only to end up spending the $100 that you could've spent right at the beginning whilst avoiding the trial and error. I would rather one good knife in my drawer than have it full of knives I would not pocket years down the road.
Ultimately, it's up to you - are you the type that prefers to buy the cheapest generic brand rice cooker, or a made in japan zojirushi/tiger/Toshiba that you can trust to still work 5 years down the road?
For fixed blades, I say try custom knifemakers who can grind the blade as per your wants - most production knives have thick edges (tougher, so less warranty issues due to abuse). I like my blades to have thin edges - I do not pry with my knives and like to cut food, so thin is good