They started paying people to record traffic violations, something like $10 per incident submitted though the resulting fine is often $300.
Now there are drivers that deliberately bait other drivers into breaking traffic rules as a business, eg. forcing them to drive in the emergency lane to get away from a lunatic driver.
Chinese are good at solving sudoku puzzles, but their working intelligence is borderline.
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
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