I'd say after 5 years in China, I made 3 genuine Chinese friends who I can hang out with and who don't want something in return other than the pleasure of your company.
Especially in smaller cities you are going to attract those who just want to practice English or perhaps just want to be seen out and about with a foreigner. It's easy for new expats to get caught up in some sort of celebrity mindset when they first arrive and everyone wants a piece of them, only for them to later find out that that interest wasn't really based on them as a person but rather on what they could offer.
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Yeah. Many Chinese just want to look "cool" with a foreign friend. Once they find out that we are just normal people, the novelty wears off.