Apparently, even in China, Ltwoo has a bad reputation, with people complaining about reliability issues and poor customer support. I thought it was a Western thing, but no.
They sell RDs for 100$ a pop, we pay more because of platform fees & shipping, but as far as i'm concerned, the trend is your friend. If it dies less often, whether it's because of better soldering, or because someone is doing voodoo on every batch that comes out, as long as it works, i'm happy. I wouldn't expect a chinese factory to acknowledge mistakes, but as long as they improve the stuff, i'm game.
Sram released a cassette that retails for 615 eur, so at this point, out of principle, i'll buy chinese. My friend runs DA di2. if he crashes and trashes his RD, i wonder how much it will cost him.
I've been talking to Chinese cyclists on social media almost daily and they also prefer having more reliable products and customer transparency. Shimano is quite affordable there (more so than in the west), so the comparison is always
I can get Shimano for this price, why buy something else? I've also learned cycling is quite a young sport in China and we can thank the pandemic and social media for really kicking off interest in the sport. Many young people apparently saw cool photos and at the same time liked the idea of being outdoors.
I've also learned cycling groups has been a big trend for dating! 
The huge spike in Chinese products and innovations we're seeing today was helped in part by cycling influencers! I think there's a lot of domestic pressure on LTwoo to improve across the board, so it's a win-win for us.
