I didn't see where it said on there, so I'm going to assume it's Chinese. It's not any Chinese I've felt before though.
So I guess I just gotta say, I dunno. I liked the way it felt when I bought it, and to give you an idea, I usually carry Spyderco or Cold Steel. The only reason I'm not carrying this one is because, after I got it home, I saw I couldn't reverse the clip for left side carry (I'm a left hander). So it sat in the box for a few years until I dug it out again.
in the first picture the clip facing up, appears to say "China" on it. Its kind of blurry so I can't tell for sure. If it does then I would have to assume Josh would have seen that right off.