I agree with FP that 5-7 laps sounds waaaay too few to be effective on the Chinese. I'd say the same thing about the Arkansas too. You don't specify what sort of Arkansas, but no Ark I've ever used accomplishes much of anything in 15 laps.

Looking at your honing sequence I'd venture to say most of your real polishing is happening on the chromed linen!

If I were you I'd do a hundred laps on that Chinese.

I use chromed linen on most of my razors. Some of them just feel right coming off the Y/G escher so I skip the linen, but I can't say I've ever had a razor react badly to it. Well, no, I take that back. The other night I got drunk and then shaved with my biggest baddest filarmonica, stupid idea that one, and it was mighty rough. I think I probably raked off the fin with the linen. Is it possible you were careless with your Dovo just this once? Or has it always come off the chromed linen feeling rough?