Typically not, although that is common to most/all ribbons and not specific to the Chinese ones. I think this has to do with the corrugation of the ribbon and its offset position between the magnets, but I'm sure someone with more technical knowlegde can answer the "why" better than I can. I guess if you were doing critical Mid-Side recording, this might cause a problem, but, in general I wouldn't worry about it. I think the "difference" becomes less noticeable the further the sound source is from the mic.