If you want to witness authentic Chinese culture then look towards Taiwan. Fuck mainland China. Chinese tourists will be a thing of the past after this at least.
Also this virus has given everyone a healthy dose of reality. You won't be hearing about shit like transgender rights and other snowflake issues for a good few years.
What do you mean about Taiwan? I want to distinguish between the large modern cities like Shanghai and Beijing. But in rural China they are animals. And no matter what, they are penny-pinching, backstabbing, cheaters. Unless watched and monitored closely they will always try to pull one over on you. It's embedded in their culture and their thinking is if you "allow" them to get away with it, it's on you.
Again, I want to emphasize that there are exceptions but generalizations don't come out of thin air.
I don't know if it will affect and spill over to any of the other politically correct nonsense but Chinese awareness and to beware of it is here to stay as it should be. They want to take over the world and the US is their number one obstacle.
Maybe even Ron will give up on his Orange Chicken.