SerpentZA was speculating a lot of foreigners in China get to this position because maybe they were sketchy/on the run from the law in a previous life, and China’s lack of extradition laws have given them safe refuge.
So maybe they’re taking coin for it, or just looking to grease a wheel for a future favor somewhere, or maybe just cheerleaders/sycophants for people who may not look out for human rights or anything, but don’t care because they think they personally have been afforded safe haven, or will be more likely to if they produce these kinds of videos.
I reckon they want to get some favours from the local government or else just straight up money.
There was another YouTuber, French guy, that got thrownout of China last year. At one stage he was was forced by the local security bureau to say positive things about China cos they were investigating him but it didn’t matter, he lost his job and was thrown out of the country anyway.
The first guy looks genuine. He’s stupid for still buying China’s narrative but (based solely on the video) looks like he actually believes what he’s saying.
The second guy though, he has one of those faces that you just want to punch.
No way that I’m going to sit through either video but I don’t necessarily think either are paid. There are actually people like this out there and it’s not like you’re doing to say anything different if you are posting videos about China online.
i think that second guys stuff is partially down to being naive. a lot of people end up following what their chinese wife tells them. he also only lives in china for certain months. he isn’t getting the full exposure.
but yea he does seem to have crossed over into wu mao territory which is just a sad situation.