Cross Classic Century Lustrous Chrome Ball-Point Pen

I have one of the late model USA Cross pens (there is a small, local office store that still has stock going back to the mid 1990s) and one of the China-made pens. They are not different. The China-made pen is actually a bit better, with a tighter fit and a smoother twist. I am using a Swiss off-brand ink tube which, ironically is less expensive than the Chinese "real" ink tubes but writes just as well. The China-made pen still has the feel of a Cross pen as well as the design, and manufacturing is still being overseen by Cross, according to their representatives.
Still, I don't like the idea of moving production to China on a classically American product. Just by ideal it seems like a cheap knockoff, even if it is technically the same product.
Overall, though, this is a good pen but not a great one. I recently purchased a Parker steel classic that looks better than these, (it has a gold arrow clip and a gold button)writes better than these (the inkflow is smooth) is NOT made in China (England, actually) and costs several dollars less! So this Cross is definitely nota five star pen and it is fairly good, but not the best for quality or price in its class...