Forgot to mention one more thing: there's another characteristic of Chinese projects, not all of them have it, but it's quite obvious in this regard.

That is, they like to dump the price during daytime Eastern Time and pump it during the evening, mainly harvesting from Chinese investors, and pumping for their Western "masters." This is essentially about pleasing Westerners while harvesting Chinese people. It's normal in a sense, but it doesn't feel right—Chinese project teams seem to be acting arrogantly domestically while being submissive internationally. Perhaps the servile mentality is too deeply ingrained and can't be changed overnight.