There are a great many falsities related to bearings being posted. Not to defend China bearing manufacturers, however, SKF, Timken, Fag, INA and most others make bearings in China for the domestic market and for export. There are really good China made bearings and some bad ones. The trick is to be able to tell them apart.
In general the distorted reports about fake bearings are mostly perpetrated by non-China manufacturers, to protect their market. The hypocrisy of it all is that the same manufacturers make the bearings in China and re-sell them in NA and Europe.
If a six pack of bearings is selling on Ali-Express or EBay for $12, and you buy them, obviously you get what you pay for. However, note this : the original manufacturer in many cases is buying bearings from China to make their products. They are buying from the lowest cost provider, but they know who's bearings to buy.
I am a bearing engineer that has dealt in bearing applications and procurement for over 40 years. I have no ground to protect so what I write is the unbiased truth.