[anonymouskimmer]

Unfortunately for Chinese businessmen this also applies to many of them, not directly, but through shared Communist party membership.

https://daily.jstor.org/communist-party-of-china/

> Regulations require that all state-owned enterprises and private companies operate party branches, and even some foreign-owned companies like Walmart have them. Internally, the organization can serve as a fertile networking ground. And for entrepreneurs, party membership often brings better relations with local government officials.