The only Strat I've ever loved was Jap-Strat '62 RI.

For that price, if its in decent shape, its a good buy.

The electronics (the pups'n'pots) will not be as good as the USA stuff, but the rest of the guitar will actually be better build quality. And the electronics are easy to upgrade later. Much later; the stock parts are good - just not the best they could be.