"Residents and local business owners have expressed mixed reactions to this sudden cleanup. While some appreciate the cleaner streets, others are skeptical, viewing it as a temporary measure for the sake of international optics and to please the elites.
They won’t do this for the people who pay taxes and live in the city, but they’ll do it for Xi. This sends a very clear message about who the leaders of the city care about and it’s not the Americans who live there.
Adding fuel to the fire, California Governor Gavin Newsom, in a press conference Thursday, admitted that the clean-up was indeed aimed at pleasing “fancy leaders” visiting for the summit."
