Many overseas Chinese expatriates (ordinary people) often have very complex psychology. On one hand, they hope the domestic situation deteriorates, which would validate their decision to leave their hometown. On the other hand, they don't want their homeland to become too bad, and even hope certain aspects continue to improve. After all, people living abroad fear being looked down upon by locals. It's like telling people in Beijing or Shanghai that you grew up in a county—there's always some subtle sense of inferiority, especially when you haven't yet established roots locally and are still struggling through a difficult period of displacement.