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> You cannot transfer money out of country legally

True. It used to be 50k limit per year. Now because many bureaucratic procedures by banks, it might as well as be zero since you have go to the bank 10+ times. You're talking from a view of a foreigner. I'm talking from a view of native citizen.

> Money and superficiality have always being huge in China

Not so right now which is what I mentioned.

China bars celebrities from showing off wealth and 'extravagant pleasure' on social media

https://www.businessinsider.com/china-bans-celebs-from-showi...

> there have been recently a huge push back from the goverment about this.

Doesn't mean anything has changed. Just lip service.

> You cannot go beyond China's intranet

Of course I know about VPN. However, The official stance of the Chinese government is that the use of VPNs is prohibited except in strictly defined cases. https://review42.com/resources/are-vpns-legal-in-china/



> True. It used to be 50k limit per year. Now because many bureaucratic procedures by banks, it might as well as be zero since you have go to the bank 10+ times. You're talking from a view of a foreigner. I'm talking from a view of native citizen.

Not true, I (and my wife) use our personal accounts to send money back and forth almost every week, so the thousands of chinese students, workers, etc...




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