Several years ago a pastor from Hong Kong (already Communist) preached at our church about how he had recently visited San Francisco and how shocked he was at how immoral and sick it was compared to China, and that he feared for the safety of his young granddaughter who was with him. Coming from a guy who lives in Communist China, that’s a pretty strong indictment.
Chinese cities can be dirty and run-down, but Chinese people simply find San Francisco-style behavior totally unacceptable.