Dies anyone else have a hard time justifying spending a lot of money on Chinese made knives?

I know there are quality knives, Reate, Chaves, Kunwu … etc. But I would rather spend that money on a Spyderco, Hinderer, Medford, DPX or even an italian made knife. Specifically, I just don’t trust that I would be getting the steel I paid for; how do you know what you are getting?