Yes they are. With the exception of a couple of die-hard libs from Ca.
Baofeng is a Chinese brand.
How easy it would be for them to insert a covert WiFi chip and enough logic to record all audio in the vicinity, process it into compressed text, and upload to the nearest WiFi access point?
I wouldn't be caught dead buying any CCP tech.
Cheap doesn't matter.
Cheap comes with an awful price.