[1] The term has been expanded to include a predominantly Chinese crime where scammers feign injury in traffic accidents in order to extort money from drivers,[2][3] as well to describe "broken porcelain" diplomacy, in which any foreign criticism of the Chinese government, or its strategic issues, is met with manufactured outrage, shattering the "porcelain of diplomacy" and fanning popular anger.
[1] The melon drop scam in the western world is similar to Pengci which originally targeted Japanese tourists due to the high price of watermelon in Japan.
When placing antiques on the booth, some sellers deliberately placed fragile porcelain, counterfeit or damaged defective products in the middle or corner of the road, waiting for passers-by to accidentally damage them, and they can take the opportunity to extort money under false pretenses.
However, in the late Qing Dynasty, the national power weakened, and the money and food supplied to the nobles became less and less, and eventually disappeared.
In the beginning of the Republic of China, this behavior often occurred in downtown areas, but the tools of crime were replaced with pens, glasses, music boxes and other small items.