If your theory about thai made bikes being cheaper in china is true, that should make the kawasaki er6-n, er6-f and versys bikes interesting too. However the price you mentioned for the nc700 doesn't sound any cheaper than imports for other countries.

Funnily, a 2013 er6-n with abs is not much more money in thailand than the chinese copy is over here, and that is a copy of an earlier model with no abs and mixed reliability reports. Imagine the two competing in a fair market....