While I may use an adhesive if and when I decide to quilt as that usage would be far superior to hand basting, I avoid adhesives as much as possible. If you replace the needle and sew on the same fabric without adhesive, does it seem to sew properly? If it is gumming up your needle, what else can it be gumming up? I'd try thoroughly cleaning or changing the needle and then thoroughly cleaning the feed dogs, bobbin and shuttle, you want to remove even microscopic bits of goo as they will attract dust, lint and thread - all not good for your machine when they reach the nether regions.
Even if a Chinese made product has been fine in the past, we have no assurance that they won't arbitrarily change the composition of anything to save a few pennies. Remember when they put melamine in cat food and so many pets died? Why should using a cheaper, gummier adhesive matter to them?
I like and trust the Chinese people, however their government and their manufacturers are a different matter.
In sewing almost anything, the time required to hand baste is mere minutes compared to the overall effort and the more you do it the faster it becomes.