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China essentially doesn't give citizenship ever, and even long-term resident status, which is what most immigrants to China has (meaning it could get revoked at any time) is hard to get. Maybe that's why?
It's the same with most other countries: You generally have to have some high level (usually white collar) skill or experience that the country is lacking in, they won't just give you a residence card for funsies. For example, if the country lacks engineers and you're an engineer, you might get in, if you're a janitor, good luck unless the country specifically requires that type of labour or just general labour you can easily be trained in. And you usually also have to get hired by a company there before you get residence, and also most countries mandate that all companies look for people already in the country to fill the position before opening it up to international hires. Or, some countries will let you stay if you complete a graduate program in one of their universities, because, again, you'll be useful to them by that point.
My family has been through the immigration process, and I can tell you that I'm kind of sick of people assuming that you just show up and get a residence card. It's way harder than people who haven't gone through it think.