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Yup, I personally have known 2 to be expelled, one was given 15 minutes to pack and put on a flight to Hong Kong. A third I knew was given a full days sit down about his comments. All Three's comments were based around Taiwan, a taboo subject. ... Read More

What? I've seen plenty come over for around 2 to 4 months (usually Engineers on projects) and 6 months (usually English Conversational Teachers). With your couple of replies questioning other's experiences, I don't think you know China ... Read More

Having been in China for 15 years, I have no reason to doubt it, and I know numbers of similar Western Males in that scenerio personally.. To support your notion to a degree from a different angle, a definate few of the females are certainly ... Read More

For long term Western males, no hope, you will succumb to the beauty of Chinese Females. I had a friend a few years ago who had a large business in Hong Kong, and he employed around 70 Australians or English at any one time, and he states that not ... Read More

Oh what a surprise, another single poster raving about Express VPN. ... or in this case, a 2 times poster, and guess what, both posts raving about Express VPN ... I'm a real person, contactable and even visit'able in China, most anytime ... Read More

Doubtful, not impossible though. There will be Chinese support groups of course. You can't work in China legally, I don't know about staying on though, maybe family visa if married. Maybe cheapest in the world for major disease care, IF ... Read More

There is no "Grey" area about it,, you can NOT get a working Visa in China with AIDS, It's National Law, period. Sorry, but that's it. There is no "flexibility" from one Province or one city to another. You won't ... Read More

Yeah, I don't know where Vannrox lives, but I travel China extensively and haven't seen much for disabled people most where I have been. Maybe he's in the larger 1st tier cities in the newer areas. Admittedly most of my travels are to ... Read More

I was able to buy because I am married to a Chinese person, and my entire family is Chinese. If I had no family, I would not advise purchasing property in China.I bought 2 houses (apartments) single male, Australian and not a single problem ... Read More

You need to be quiet now krissttovvv, like most Westerners, you haven't a clue what you are talking about when referring to Chinese Law, prefering to dive into unsubstantiated myths and lore, or quoting laws that preceded current laws, and often ... Read More

Good post Vannrox, I couple of things; You only need a Passport for a bank account or China Post account, no visa. $500 USD is the daily maximum amount allowed to be transfered (unless it's changed this year, as I haven't done a transfer ... Read More

At the moment VPNs are being killed in my area, I am with China Telecom and I don't know if it's local, national or even just my IP. I was using GetLantern, but as I said in a previous post, the idiots use Google services so i can't ... Read More

Very simple Ryan, head to the Bookworm near the American Embassy, you will meet plenty of ex-pats. You will also likely get a contact there for the British Chamber of Commerce who are very active with social events in Chengdu. Otherwise email me ... Read More

I would struggle really, a housemaid in French underwear, a masseur, a cook preparing your lobster daily, limo and driver, penthouse with pool and a bodyguard is about all you will get for 64,000 per month. I don't know how you will survive to ... Read More

Number 1 is you need a work contract from a licenced company with stamps. You need relevant qualifications that fulfill that job position, and a resume usually covering every year of your life, eg; 1990-1996 Primary school, 1997-2003 High Scool ... Read More

Express VPN could not be made to work on my system for no apparent reason, and nothing unusual about my system. I know of others who have had plenty of issues with Express, and most of them, especially at Congress time and other major events. I ... Read More

Get yourselves to The Bookworm and/or The Shamrock. Both Ex-Pats, long time established. They are both a stones throw from the American Embassy. Read More

I'm going for the "are you kidding" angle. I have been here since 2005 and still find wonders and new things, if not, why did you come here? If you sit in Ex-Pats bars every evening, what's the difference to you being at your ... Read More

Oh and I've been driving for 10 years here now, can't read most of the signs although pinyin is great help that most city areas have, problem in rural though. But again gps, planning and logic sees me driving all over the Province and into ... Read More

Lived in China for 11 years in Sichuan and can still not speak that great. get around just fine all by myself and always have with nothing more than a 3000 word small dictionary before, mobile with GPS and translator now, but most of all a good ... Read More

There is some relativity as to what you want to do with your money as well. Living in Chengdu or Shanghai, the pay is relative, eg; not much pay in Chengdu but it's dirt cheap to live there, even less and even cheaper to work and live in rural ... Read More

Don't understand all the people quoting Westernised modern cities full of "Foreigners" - exactly what did you come to China for? May as well stay at home or any other big city in the World. I live in rural areas, 10 years now, and ... Read More