The wild card here may be the quiet growth of Christian faith in China. This could be the salt that finally stays the rot.
Other systems like Buddhism also touted the virtues of integrity, but only Christianity can back it up with an unconditional love offer.
One of the oddest things about Chinese history and culture is the very low status of the businessman.
In most cultures the warrior is on top of the heap, with the merchant next, then artisans and finally the peasants.
In China the mandarins were on top, a group that never existed anywhere else. The peasants came next, then warriors and merchants. Merchants traditionally were viewed as semi-criminal, with no real right to their gains, and were plundered at their whim by mandarins or the Emperor.
Viewed as almost criminal, they reacted by in self-defense becoming secretive and almost criminal themselves. Chinese businessmen have always been closer to organized crime than in any other country, with possible exception of Sicily.