You are the first one to report owning one!
I am sure you will have years of ownership as it seems that Lifan is invested in the US market. American Lifan is a subsidiary of Lifan in China, so you will have the stability of that relationship vs. an independent distributor/importer.
Actually, from time to time, there are 10+ year old Lifan cruisers that pop up on Craigslist, and your engine is based on the Yamaha Virago, so you have that going for you on top of Lifan consciously building in quality. Not to mention, your bike has a rear disc brake combined with fuel-injection, meaning you have more features than the Virago. JerryHawk 250 will be very interested in your bike...