The article gives good advise.. most contracts have a section that allows the foreign to get out of their contract. In the foreign expert certificate contract, provided by the Chinese government (if you are legal employed with a FEC), allows any foreign out of their contract with 30 days notice. Once written notice ... Full Comment>>

Mr.E .... I will not use Mr.E's real name to save embarrassment for him, even though he used my name in his comments.. you failed to mention the true story and since you haven't.... I will. First I must say, Mr.E's reply to my comments were June 1st and Mr.E was upset at that time and since then has resolved the ... Full Comment>>

I get upset to see theese people taking their children out with them to beg... I generally carry candies in my pocket to giive the children. Begging is one thing, taking little children out to beg for them is another. They should have self-respect and leave the children with the nanny.. generally the grandparents ... Full Comment>>

Actually Mark, you are wrong. If the company has a legal license to employ foreigners in the education business and able to provide a foreign expert certificate in education and visa, it is far easier to employ a person in China that has an visiting (L) visa than hiring someone in a different country with a working ... Full Comment>>

Some of the better salaries are in Shanghai, Beijing, ShenZhen, GuangZhou and any other major city in China. But higher pay generally means higher requirements, especially for primary and kindergarten grades... for example: native speaking, white skin, between 24-34 yrs Full Comment>>

Just to let you all know.. A working (Z) visa can only be obtained outside of the country but a working visa doesn't allow a foreign to work as a teacher, teachers require an foreign expert certificate in teaching or education. A visiting (L) visa can be changed into a working visa with a foreign expert certificate ... Full Comment>>

Your right, most people don't really understand that China has changed in the last 50 years or much about the country or people for that matter. I think China should make themselves known to the outside world and bring down the Great Firewall of China. How is anyone able to get to know China if they stop people from ... Full Comment>>

Teachers... it not the money you pay to the government that you should worry much about..but more that the employer is paying to the government.. teachers pay 11% the employer pays the other 26%... how long do you think the employer will be able to afford foreign teachers? Someone has to pay for these higher costs.. ... Full Comment>>

retirement benefits- you must pay into for 15 years before you can collect medical benefits- starts immedately however it is based on 30yuan/mth (if you work and pay into the benefit system, after 1 year, you can get 360yuan back from the government) Full Comment>>

foreigners will not benefit at all for the social benefits package. First of all, we will not be allowed to stay in China once we reach retirement age. There are work visas, visiting visas, business visas and student visas but no retirement visas. Once we stop working, we must leave. In addition, the retirement ... Full Comment>>

I don't know what will happen for teachers in China. They are already under paid now and now they are going to hit them up for money that they can't really afford. Unemployment benefits that they can never collect because the moment a foreign is unemployed, the visa is cancelled. Retirement plan that we won't get ... Full Comment>>