Thailand is one that comes to mind.

I have heard the Thais,while perhaps being more smiley, can be just as devious and racist. I would certainly NEVER trust a Thai woman after all the horror stories I have heard and read about.

Well, lots of the businesses in Thailand are owned by Chinese businessmen to begin with. Anyway, I have known a couple Thai women very well, and I would trust either of them completely. However, a lot of Western men get involved with, let's be frank here, prostitutes, because that's who they can meet easily. Some will be so naive they don't realize their English speaking, tattooed, beer-chugging, sex-crazed "girl-friend" is or was a sex-worker, but it can be pretty obvious to the not-so-naive unbiased observer. In an case, rather than say that one wouldn't trust Thai women, I think it would be more accurate to say one wouldn't trust "sex workers" as serious romantic partners (probably for the very logical reason that THEY are probably not seeing it that was at all themselves, but rather that the new "boy friend" is a longer-term singular client. When he stops giving money and gifts, she moves on, and he doesn't understand what happens, and there we have a "horror story" from his perspective. But, Thai women who are NOT in the sex trade are very lovely people. The other women may have good qualities as well, but are probably damaged goods. What else would one expect.

But, yes, in neighboring countries there is also corruption just as there is in China. But the countries themselves are a bit more pleasant, and there isn't that sense of oppression, or the blocked internet.