Why in China there are so few foreign independent restaurants?

In years in China, living in my cities, I have only seen probably four (4) cases of any form of independent restaurant/cafe. I highlight independent, I don't mean Starbucks, Subway, McDonalds.

The three cases: A medium-sized Turkish actual-Arab food with Turkish/Syrian managers, a very small pancake shop managed by Russians, a small coffee/wine shop attended by a some EU person, and a noddles shop managed by a Korean . Almost all cases seen in Harbin.

Then there is these huge western-like food, with the same always westernish food hamburger-pizza-pasta-bbq-cake that is actually pretty bad, pre-made, unhealthy and staffed only by local citizens. The cuisine is always the same, repeated in every one of these restaurants regardless of the city.

Why would be so difficult for independent foreign business to open some kind of own type of food.

In my country, we have chinese fried rice, turkish syrian falafel, indian roti, spanish paella, peruvian seviche, etc, etc from large chains, all the way to small with two tables and four chairs. From those with APP and delivery system to those where the owner is also the cashier.

Why in china is so restrictive?

I suppose Chinese folks are not used to foreign taste? But they dont get bored of the same cusine always? how in my country foreign restaurants are so successful and loved, yet WE DON'T have that many foreigners, in fact the clients are mostly locals.