Civic honesty around the globe

What is it about Chinese society that makes you say that? Not having a go here, I legitimately know nothing about it. If stranger-trust is so low, what societal branches does trust hang on? Is it family, business, political, local..? Is it mediated through technology like WeChat?

There were a lot of reports in the Chinese news a while ago about people being taken in by scammers that pretended to be injured, had the mark help them, and then claimed that the mark's help proved they had a guilty conscious and was responsible and owed them monetary reparations.

This sort of came to a head when a small child was run over and many pedestrians passed without helping.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue

So I'm imagining many Chinese people might be reluctant to return a wallet in case it turns out to be some sort of scam.

The impression I've got is that the Chinese are notorious for cheating. When competing against a billion other people, you need an edge.

https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/heres-the-...

Family-first. If you're not family, you're either an enemy or an opportunity.