I’ve lived in 2 out of 3 of those countries and I can assure you people get away with fraud and corruption all the time. If you’re well connected (or making th

I’ve lived in 2 out of 3 of those countries and I can assure you people get away with fraud and corruption all the time. If you’re well connected (or making the right people rich) they are happy to overlook it. But if you bite off too much and they need a head to roll they will find one (usually someone lower level). I mean look at the number of military leader simply dismissed in China for massive corruption. They get a fat pension and go away quietly and the small guy pays with his life. Not sure I’d be expounding the greatness of that system.