Nothing happened to them, because they never have existed, and never will exist. You sir just lost 9,000,000 social credit for even daring to suggest that they exist.
China has approached us with a generous offer for financing the Infrastructure bill; China has deemed our project a candidate for a $1 trillion, interest-free 99-year loan from their developing country fund, provided we agree to sponsor courses in Xi Jinping thought, and agree not to host any content here that slanders the great Chinese nation or would offend the moral senses of the Chinese people