I have a Honor MagicBook Art with a Snapdragon X Elite I got off of Aliexpress and love it. It's only available in China and the EU AFAIK. The seller initially sent me a Thinkpad with a Pentium III, claimed it was a 'mistake', and said they were sending me the correct order. I was doubtful, but sure enough, it came. Battery life is amazing and the thing is really well-made.
There's likely a niche market for ThinkPad Immortals where customers send in their model for interior design and refit with latest chips and display resolutions, ramaxxing.
Are people in China mostly using Windows? ARM Windows laptops have been pretty poor value.
I met someone who bought a Huawei one, shortly before they were prohibited in the US.