Yes I also know all about the money thing. The best friend of the girl I will see today got married to a rich HK man and their wedding ceremony in a hugely expensive house with a pool etc. etc. etc. was a massive show of status. As is marrying a rich HK man and getting HK residency of course!
Well I'm under no impressions that my girl likes money - she's told me that herself.
Not everyone here is poor. I once dated a lady with a million dollars in her bank account. Funny thing is she still wasn't satisfied with her wealth, so she went on to rip off her employer.
This time round I've also dated a couple of fairly wealthy ladies. They're looking for love, not money. I guess Chinese guys are scared of these very, very smart ladies.
Maybe they're after Western passports also. But I've never met anyone in Guangzhou who's talked that much about moving away from China. And I'm perfectly happy to stay around here for a while. Soon the Pearl River delta will be one enormous city with a population greater than that in the UK.