Well, we don't live in China so it's not like we can get it any faster than others who ordered it. But yeah, the donations almost cover the price of the device, not the aftermath of importing one to the country though. There could be complications to overcome, and fees and taxes to pay.
In any case, no matter how this ends up, we eventually release ROMs for any device we can even if we don't have it in hand and deal with issues to the extent we can by feedback and research, it's been the practice since forever, so don't worry about the ROM.