There's cases of US/Western companies getting screwed even worse. A Chinese person sees it as fair to save money any way they can, so it's relatively common to

There's cases of US/Western companies getting screwed even worse. A Chinese person sees it as fair to save money any way they can, so it's relatively common to have your design modified on the fly FCC or other regulatory approval be damned. In some cases the resulting product doesn't work, but you've already paid, and there's no way to get your money back.