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Some corruption in the hometown of overseas Chinese that I know

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Some corruption in the hometown of overseas Chinese that I know Uncle Jia In the old days, the overseas Chinese in Siyi went abroad and worked hard for many years, scrimping on food and clothing, only to accumulate some money, and finally returned to their hometown to work...

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Some corruption in the hometown of overseas Chinese Uncle Jia In the old days, the overseas Chinese in Siyi went abroad for many years and worked hard and scrimped on food and clothing before they accumulated some money. After much difficulty, they returned to their hometown to do three things: build a house, buy a field, and marry a daughter or a wife. Due to economic reasons, many people can only return once, but a large amount of overseas remittances often flow into their hometowns. The U.S. dollars they remitted and brought back could be exchanged for several times the amount, which greatly promoted the economy of the overseas Chinese hometown. The prosperity of overseas Chinese hometowns has led to a social status quo. Overseas Chinese have less time with their families and are more separated from each other. Most of the children they have are born to their mothers and not to their fathers. Overseas Chinese children are pampered and pampered, resulting in a group of children who stick to their clothes and are called dandy boys. They are lazy and idle people who are full of food all day long. There is a folk saying in our hometown of overseas Chinese, "Cows plow the fields, horses eat grains, Old Dou (father) makes money and his children enjoy happiness." This is a true portrayal of the hometown of overseas Chinese in those days. Nowadays, the situation of corruption among the children of overseas Chinese is even worse. Due to the geographical relationship between Hong Kong and Macao and the mainland, many overseas Chinese from Hong Kong and Macao return to their hometowns to donate money or invest in construction. They travel frequently and many new immigrants from Siyi return to visit relatives and friends. Therefore, a lot of overseas remittances pour in, which brings economic prosperity to all walks of life in the hometown of overseas Chinese. Such as teahouses, restaurants, five-star restaurants, high-rise bungalows, gold and silver jewelry, and silk and satin shops are everywhere. On the other hand, the remittance economy has brought about a negative culture of corruption. In Taishan and Kaiping, the hometowns of overseas Chinese, gangsters are rampant, colluding with bureaucrats, beatings and robberies are common, and cigarettes and gambling are everywhere. Or many people blatantly drive electric motorcycles, go to rural areas to steal dogs and cats, and lure teenagers to join gangs in schools to sell drugs or pay membership fees, which is lawless. Uncle Jia has a friend from his hometown. His grandson was forced by the underworld to join a gang at school and had to pay membership fees. Once, he asked his grandpa to find out the truth. When my grandfather negotiated with those gangsters, he was hit on the head and the police were called to pull him away. However, the next day, the man who was pulled away was back to his old tricks on the street. Also, Uncle Jia had a brother from the village who was gathering for gambling in the village. He was infiltrated by the Ministry of Public Security and arrested. He was fined 3,000 yuan without going through a court trial or issuing a receipt. Uncle Jia returned to his hometown a few years ago and met two county officials. One was a small civil servant. He asked Uncle Jia about immigrating to the United States using investment conditions. Another person is a police officer. He said he has been to the United States several times, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, West Virginia, New York, etc. Which places are fun and which places are good to eat? Talk about it and you will be frothing at the mouth. When Uncle Jia didn't arrive, I was wondering, where did the money come from to be a minor official in the hometown of overseas Chinese?

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