I had always heard that the pull starter assembly on the Honda was the same one as the Huasheng . I have a Predator engine now but when I had the Huasheng I always kept a spare pull starter in the garage. I went through 4 of them.
That's like saying that the Huasheng 142F is "the same" as the Honda GXH50.
The Huasheng is a copy of the Honda, and if you compare the two side by side, you can easily see that the Huasheng has cut many corners in regards to fit and finish. I have no doubt that the same goes for materials and internals as well. I know that the Huasheng eliminated the starting compression release - and who knows what else.
Now if you had said that you have had experience with BOTH the Honda and Huasheng starter assemblies, and that both had had about the same lifespan and failure mode, that would be something interesting.
For the money the Huasheng seems to be better value than the Honda, but if something on the Huasheng just isn't holding up, my first inclination would be to switch to a Honda part and see how well that does.
From both the OP's and your experience, the original Huasheng pull starter is a very weak part. So for such little expense, why not give the Honda starter a try?