This is definitely true, but with better information on suppliers + air freight, we're able to ship from China to the US very quickly and most components are ti

This is definitely true, but with better information on suppliers + air freight, we're able to ship from China to the US very quickly and most components are tiny, so shipping costs are de minimis. The problem is more that the Chinese market is still highly fragmented and not easily searched without insiders on the ground. Alibaba is just scratching the surface on transparency in global supply chain, but once the market becomes legible, the local supply chain thing won't matter as much.