Interesting. Very interesting. Great pics! Give the Chinese some time and they'll probably fix the flaws...then, watch out!
At some point, though, the Chinese-made jackets will lose their price advantage.
I just yesterday read an article that was talking about how some Chinese manufacturing businesses are resorting to imports from Bangladesh because the labor in China (given recent increases in regulation) just isn't as cheap as it has been.
I looked into tanning in China a while ago. I'm not saying that all are as bad as the ones I've seen images and text on, but I'll not be buying Chinese leather goods until there's a way I can ascertain that there's some checkable element of animal welfare in the Chinese leather industry.
Eastman=piracy