Do Chinese patents uphold in the US?

[shawnmarrs]

I’ve been selling items on eBay and Etsy purchased from alibaba. I recently got a claim saying it was patent infringement. I was unaware the item I was selling had a patent. And after telling the manufacturer to cancel my most recent order they said they also have a patent on the item, and it’s valid due to the fact the way it works is different.

I don’t know much about patents, especially Chinese ones. So I’m working on getting them translated from the pictures I can see how the working theory of the product is different but the appearance is the same. So I guess my question is, is it worth it to have these documents translated and brought to an attorney to check out. Or is it most likely a waste of my time and money.