I can testify as an American living in core the that the situation is precisely the opposite here. The city I live near is filled with dilapidated buildings from the 1920s-1950s and used to have a trolley a system which is now completely defunct, all thanks to corruption. Politicians cope with all the discontent and hate by redirecting and channeling it all towards China and it’s very effective sadly. Yesterday I saw an ad for a local politician where all he says is “China, China is the enemy” and that was literally it. I just hope people in China fully aware of just how batshit people over here gotten.