Grasp that likely few of these American and Global traitors to their people who are serving as assets of china, are getting paid for it necessarily.
After the first instance of demonstrated loyalty for favor, that one instance would forever be weilded as a formidable threat. "Your gov't/media will be notified of our history unless a, b, c, etc…"
More likely these govs, mayors, and myriad other CCP fluffing politriksters are the sickest perverted psychopaths around, being blackmailed and fed their addictions by the same master.