That's really interesting, do you have a source?
Here is one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7auIEiTRZI at about 2:20 he starts talking about being scammed like that.
That South-African dude is well known for posting clickbait videos to monetize his channel. He even confessed it himself.
Though that's totally possible, in remote areas such as villages in countrysides, I would take his claims with a grain of salt regarding large cities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-corruption_campaign_under_Xi_Jinping
He might be a click-baiter, it goes with the territory on Youtube, but I haven't seen him outright lie. I lived in China for a few years and it's just as fucked up as he says.
It's worth noting that he's trying to emigrate to the USA with Laowhy86's help. I don't blame him given how things have changed in China over the past 10 years, and it isn't getting better it's getting more insane.
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