[jkohler70]

From what I've researched, it makes absolutely no difference where a tire is manufactured. What matters is whether the brand has instituted quality controls in its factories to produce a uniform product. If you buy a 3rd rate cheap tire, I don't care where it's made. It's still a cheap tire. Buy a top-of-the-line Michelin, and you're going to get a quality tire, regardless of where the factory is. Michelin verifies their offshore factories are producing tires to their specs.
The well-respected large tire manufacturers aren't going to allow a Chinese factory to produce inferior tires under their nameplate.