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Half of Vixens line up are rebadged Synta (supposedly qc'd to higher spec than Skywatchers own line up). Most of the Vixen mounts are made in China, assembled in Japan.
Tak is for the foreseeable future entirely Japanese.
With Trump claiming he will close borders entirely with Mexico, Meade will probably bring manufacture back to the US. Celestron will continue to be Chinese, since they are owned by Synta anyway. The American obsession with SCT's has not done them any favors globally either hence their diversification over the past 10 years or so. Televue still seems to have their EPs made by Vixen in Japan (though that has been contentious for years).
Not sure much will change really. China is dominating the market (not bad for a supposedly evil communist country dominating America....) and will continue to do so. Chinese quality has come leaps and bounds, and their optics are catching up.
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