I don't even know if half of the points are true or not.
Some don't matter to me, if its some sort of country bias or "perceived morality" is involved.
So which bike company is a good guy? (the one who made US great again sponsoring that 7x TDF champ and closed up LeMond? )

Little RnD?
Practice of letting a sub-con make the bikes for you?
All that is pretty widespread in the bike business.
Some even just "lock in" the design that their contract manufacturers offer to just badge them as one of their offerings. (esp the lower end offerings)

Made in China?
There are good makers that strive to make a brand out of it and those that make crappy stuff, just like everywhere else.

Poor quality stuff?
A consumer owes it to him/herself to go into a store, check out the stuff, research it on the internet with user reviews and articles.
Poor quality won't get away so easily nowadays w/ the internet.
Anyway, I see Dahon doing very well here in Singapore and Asia as a whole.



Everyone as a consumer can have his/her own justifications for not buying.
I can accept that.
But for me, the reasons above are pretty thin.