I'm guessing it's an exaggerated version of this: https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2023/5/11/chinas-cash-strapped-local-governments-cant-pay-workers-on-tim

I'm guessing it's an exaggerated version of this: https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2023/5/11/chinas-cash-strapped-local-governments-cant-pay-workers-on-time https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2023/5/11/chinas-cash-... I'm amazed people would/could put up with being unpaid for multiple months.