Celestron has been owned by Synta (same people that own Skywatcher) since 2005.
https://chuckhawks.com/celestron_synta_connection.htm
Rumour has it Meade and Celestron improved after the Chinese bought them out, so what's not to like? "Synta ownership does not appear to have lowered Celestron's product quality or performance. Indeed, the recently introduced EdgeHD series telescopes have already earned a reputation as being the best, or at least among the best, Schmidt-Cassegrain type telescopes ever produced."