Government wants more money, plain and simple. More people = more CASH in taxes.
They want rich corrupt CCP immigrants because those people don't mind throwing around a few hundred thousand here and there, which the government collects its share of. New supercar for the 18 year old kid? That's 50k in sales tax to the government. The government loves it.
They realize their current system is so fucked that the only way they can keep it going is getting more rich immigrants in.
It's a ponzi scheme.
I watched youtubers like serpentza or lauwhy86 who both lived in China for long periods of time and eventually left. Near the end one of them was nearly arrested himself and he escaped to Hong Kong or something. They knew one of the Michaels apparently, and seemed like he was just a normal guy who also lived in China for a while.
I have no doubts they both got fucked over and arbitrarily imprisoned just because of the Meng CCP bitch.
And that scales up with salary. We pay A LOT for universally slow and average healthcare. I support a single payer model like in South Korea - ie. you pay a bit for medical expenses, but the insurer is the government and they don't rip you off. For example you pay $7 to see a GP. You can see a specialist at major hospitals within the next few days if you need to, and pay maybe $100 out of pocket. If you need surgery or stay for something serious you might end up paying $1000 or less. I've experienced it first hand and it was a very good experience compared to Canada.
My gf saw an OB/GYN for something last week. She'll get test results in... 5 weeks. And scheduled a follow up appointment for January 2022.
Muh universal healthcare
We actually pay more through taxes than Americans pay for private insurance.
My gf works in sales. She was dealing with some Indian guy and quoted him like $1200. Then he called the store manager, then called the head office, demanding a discount. Then he said he found a cheaper quote for $1150 and wanted them to price match. Okay. Then he said he wants a discount on the price match too. He called her like 3 times a day for 20 minutes blabbering on about random shit.
Must have spent HOURS to save $100 on a $1200 order.
Meanwhile she gets other clients that spend $5k like its nothing.