It is in canada because you can't get chinese rifles or ammo in the US.

The early norincos had heat treatment problems but that has been sorted for a long time. If you are interested the CGN(canadian gun nutz)board has a battlerifle forum that has been basically taken over by the norinco 305. I am more of a bolt action/standard transmision guy myself.I am not a big fan of Jeff Cooper but I love the scout rifle concept. The only rifle I own qualifies. It is a Parker Hale
enfield and the fastest smoothest bolt action as well as the only rifle in canada
allowed 10 round mags. One of these days I am going to take a bubbaed enfield
and build a synthetic socom 16 type bolt gun. The 303 might not seem like the best choice but here in canada it is still very popular andavailable at every rural gas
station. I considered an israeli mauser or FR8 but then you only get 5 rounds.
A black synthetic jungle carbine would make a heck of a truck gun.