>3. The cost of “Wining and Dining” crooked politicians there is probably not a much as here (just a guess).
Actually the PRC is quite corrupt. Nothing gets done there without juice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_China
I guess the argument of Quality versus Quantity should be referred to Veterans of the 1st Cavalry Division who were in the Chosen Reservoir during the Korean War when the Chinese Army came across the Yalu River.