The nature of the culture, personal space, privacy, noone will give you an inch of space, I saw some guy clocking me, I knew he was going to ask me something in english or chinese, I just blanked him and pretended I was russian. If not respecting personal space or privacy is the norm, cheating, mei bleeding banfa, go with the flow!
Quote... "Outside, an angry mob of more than 2,000 people had gathered to vent its rage, smashing cars and chanting: "We want fairness. There is no fairness if you do not let us cheat."
Quote..."More than 60,000 electronic devices were seized during the operation, including clear-plastic earphones, wireless signal receivers, and modified pens, watches, glasses and leather belts, which are all forbidden from being sold in China," the China Daily reported at the time."
I guess the pressure to "succeed" is quite overwhelming..