"I know, but the situation you're facing now is not quite the same as what my friend encountered. There are so many vocational training institutions in Gaozhou, and it's said that there are quite a few in Mao Ming as well. They even treat it as an industry to develop, which really has driven the local economy."
Vice Mayor Jiang took a deep breath and summed it up: "Therefore, we can't set the precedent of labeling this as fraud. Once we start, it would lead to a series of lingering issues. Or to put it another way, they can't afford to lose, and they can't lose!"
"They are practicing local protectionism."