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You appear to assume all of china's cities are either Tier1 or Tier5. That's not how it works in any country. Obviously, the higher tier cities look nice. But t

You appear to assume all of china's cities are either Tier1 or Tier5. That's not how it works in any country. Obviously, the higher tier cities look nice. But that doesn't apply to the entire country. You take one step into a lower tier city and you end up in what looks very similar to Indonesia or Malaysia. That's not necessarily all the main government's fault either. The scale of the country means control is incredibly difficult. Which also happens to be part of the motivation behind the Social Credit Score that everyone brings up. Honestly, it's actually quite surprising how similar the city tier dynamic appears to the relationship between Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia.

keepamovin 3y ago
Can you give some examples of these “lower tier” cities on the mainland? Also where would cities in Taiwan and Hong Kong occur on these scales? Also in the US, UK and Australia? I thought I was treating it as an overall. I’m not sure I follow but it’s interesting. Anyway, the scale is massive and impressive. No? My point. Thanks for chiming in three days later I guess
- Prickle 3y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_city_tier_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_city_tier_system You can find the Chinese city "tier" classification system on wikipedia. It's not an official scale, but used commonly due to just how massive and varied the country is. Looks like the scale I remember isn't the standard, since apparently the most common one is ~4 tiers. As for why I brought up the generalization; corruption is variable within a country. Corruption in China is rife, in part because of the population size. I am fairly sure you have heard of Tofu Dreg construction. That kind of corruption is barely noticeable in cities close to administration centers. (Such as Tier 1 cities. It gets cracked down on very quickly) The same does not apply elsewhere. I just don't want to be too unfair to china with this. Most countries have corruption outside of the major cities and administration centers.

keepamovin 3y ago

Can you give some examples of these “lower tier” cities on the mainland? Also where would cities in Taiwan and Hong Kong occur on these scales? Also in the US, UK and Australia? I thought I was treating it as an overall. I’m not sure I follow but it’s interesting. Anyway, the scale is massive and impressive. No? My point. Thanks for chiming in three days later I guess

Prickle 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_city_tier_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_city_tier_system You can find the Chinese city "tier" classification system on wikipedia. It's not an official scale, but used commonly due to just how massive and varied the country is. Looks like the scale I remember isn't the standard, since apparently the most common one is ~4 tiers. As for why I brought up the generalization; corruption is variable within a country. Corruption in China is rife, in part because of the population size. I am fairly sure you have heard of Tofu Dreg construction. That kind of corruption is barely noticeable in cities close to administration centers. (Such as Tier 1 cities. It gets cracked down on very quickly) The same does not apply elsewhere. I just don't want to be too unfair to china with this. Most countries have corruption outside of the major cities and administration centers.