Certainly doesnt say that on the side of the welder.

As said, everything is made in China anyway...if they have good quality controls in place it isnt an issue.

But for AC TIG, I would make sure and get a foot pedal with it for control, rather than a simple on/off button on the torch. I've seen Aaron the 6061.com guy have a variable button on his torch he sells....although I'd think that would take a lot more practise to use than the foot pedal.

At £500 it certainly looks fine, IMO the less knobs to play with the better.