Times are changing because there are new local cryptocurrency exchangers that are operating which are complying with regulations while Binance, Kucoin, Huobi are not for them it's kinda unfair.
But they didn't quite give up without building relationships with confidants in each country.
Among the top exchange founders I've only seen a lot of active CZ traveling around the world, so I wouldn't be surprised if Binance was always a few steps ahead. They spread their partnership wings to several local exchanges
[1] (where it is difficult to reach legal agreements), so that they will better adapt regulation to the "special brand". I'm not sure if the local exchange deserves to be called Binance mask over partners.
1.
https://www.binance.com/en/legal/licenses