At the unclassified level, the risk is real and ongoing. Some of the classified stuff would curl your hair.
I don’t doubt the Chinese government is directly involved in this counterfeiting. Anything that is light and cheaply mailed like electronics is easy cash for them. Ebay is now full of direct from China shippers.
UNCLASSIFIED:
a micro-processor with NV RAM can be hidden within a transistor or almost any other component of a circuit board.
I hear suicide is painless.
QUIT BUYING CHINESE SHIT!