The Chinese government pays westerners to make propaganda films and social media videos for them. There are youtubers who make $2,000-$4,000 a month doing this. 

This gentleman below, who obviously is not the sharpest pencil in the box, did not do a very good job of concealing the fact that he was surrounded by security minders and even a film crew with a long lends who got too close form time to time.