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Re:Oh no, I betrayed America by hollerith on Monday July 07, 2025 @09:41PM (#44496214)
Chinese citizens are prohibited from investing abroad and keeping money abroad. It might be that the signs you describe are more about getting around that prohibition than about hedonism.
Re:Oh no, I betrayed America by budududuroiu on Monday July 07, 2025 @09:46PM (#44496240)
I’m sure it’s some grey area. DBS Singapore saw some $6bn inflows from China in the first half of 2023. Regardless, I did see gold jewellery sold by weight in China too, which is much more indicative of use as an asset than a beauty piece
Re:Oh no, I betrayed America by deadfoxygrandpa on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @03:50AM (#44497984)
yeah i dont think this is true. where did you hear this?