Hi, so I got this opportunity but I currently have the X1 visa which technically doesn't allow to work.

So does someone know what I risk if I accept? Is it even legal ?

Thanks

I have a teaching degree and registration, which is helpful when finding work as a teacher.

A few years ago I moved to Japan to work as a teacher, something I’ve wanted to do since high school. The salary is really low, but the kids are really nice. Unfortunately my work environment is really toxic and exploitative. Naturally I started looking for work elsewhere. I hear good things about China. I don’t speak the language like I do japanese, and I’m not as fascinated by the culture and scenery, but there is lots of opportunity in china and the currency seems way more stable and profitable

Perhaps it’s clear that my head is spinning with pros and cons and indecision. I’ve been in Japan for over two years and I really do like it here, I’m just terrified that if (keyword IF) I find a new job here in Japan that isn’t toxic or exploitative, then the yen will depreciate so much I become trapped here

My questions boil down to this: is life in china worth it? What salary should I be aiming for? How much time off each yeah should teachers be getting? What is the reality of living behind the Great Firewall? What is the dating culture like there (I hate being single but Japan can have a challenging dating culture I’ll be honest)

I've set up a new vpn and I want some real feedback. Even if I'm in China, I know that VPN's sometimes stop working with different regions and different carriers, so I want some feedback to be able to develop a more reliable service in the future.

If you want to participate in a free test, please send me a DM and I will provide you with links and credentials (for free)

I specially want to get feedback, so if you just want a free VPN please don't contact me, there are plenty of other options!

Its a VPN using vless + hysteria2, with special servers with some premium routes to avoid congestion in peak hours (when normal VPN's start to fail)

Edit: Some context, since people are (rightly) skeptical. I’m a dev living near Beijing, and over the last few months I’ve had a lot of trouble with VPNs that actually work. I’ve used Mullvad and Astrill, but both struggle in peak hours, and Astrill is pretty expensive for me. So I built my own.

No email or personal info needed: you get a random account number, nothing else. I don’t log your traffic or browsing, only aggregate connection stats (does it connect, latency, which carrier/city) so I can see what works where. In return I’d ask for a short report: city, carrier (Mobile/Unicom/Telecom), time of day, works / doesn’t work.

Are there any foreigners studying or working in Jinan? Preferably girls, let's go shopping, eating, and having fun together on weekends.I'm Chinese girl,I work in jinan.:)

I am finally making the move at the end of this year.

I need some advice for relocating from the UK to China.

Could someone with experience please give me some pointers?

1) When you left UK, which platform did you find with most success for getting rid of your second hand items before leaving the UK? Currently I am thinking of using Facebook marketplace and Nextdoor.

2) Which International moving service did you use? Currently I am thinking of using Seven Seas, and wondering what others might have used.

Has anyone worked at Financial Street Huize Preschool Education (金融街惠泽幼儿园), particularly the Qianmen campus?

I received an offer for a foreign homeroom kindergarten teaching position, but so far cannot for the life of me find any information from current or former employees.

I’d be interested to hear about the management, workload, curriculum, work life balance, and overall experience. Any firsthand insight would be appreciated.

I’m graduating with a bachelor’s from a US university in the spring, and am starting my job search from my most ideal situation and working down from there. I assume, as is true with most jobs, that if this were to exist it exists primarily through word of mouth and among those “in the know”.

I’m at an HSK 5 rn but working very hard to improve. I’m a quadruple major in economics, data science, history, and of course, Chinese. I’m an extremely hard worker and could excel in most jobs, I just need to know what’s out there. Has anyone had a job like this at an entry-level or do you know someone who has and feel comfortable sharing some idea of what industry it was? Of course any job leads would also be greatly appreciated!

I’m just a lost college student who loves Chinese language and culture but can’t live there full-time. I think this community is most likely to have the experience to offer ideas or give an honest “no”.

I'm a 33 female with a Master degree in Biochemical engineering from Belgium and have a TEFL.
I have a bit of teaching experience (around 2y in total), I taught biology and chemistry in high school as well as French and English.

I know its hard to get an ESL teaching job as a non native, so I was targeting universities (since they have lower salaries) and public and private school for subject teaching (bio and chem) (even French teaching jobs but they seem non existent).

I have talked to a few recruiters and they all ask me if I can take off my hijab which is a no for me to which they reply that they can't find me a role and I'm just losing hope and starting to think if I should continue applying or just give up? I really dont mind the city or the type of school at this point
Any hijabis who landed a teaching job in China ? Any tips or cities/schools that are open to it?

I know one hijabi woman who teaches electronics at a prestigious university but she's doing a PhD there so I think thats an exception.

I studied in Hangzhou 浙大 myself last year and I never felt any issue regarding my headscarf while living there.

Thanks for your insights !

My mom sent me a surprise package from the USA, and its been MIA for 2 weeks.

I have a very large jewelry collection, most of which I left in the US when I moved to China. I haven't been back to the US since moving, but figured I would get it the next time I went back to visit. For my birthday, my mom sent me a package with all my jewelry through USPS. Didn't ask me, just did it. Tracking shows it arrived in China October 1st... and its just been sitting in customs, with no updates, for 2 weeks.

The thing is, that collection had a lot of gold, silver, precious stones, and heirlooms from my grandmother, great aunt and great grandmother. I can't get any updates about it from USPS, and my mother only had it insured for $200, when realistically its probably worth at least $3k, or more. What is the likelihood that I ever see my very valuable and sentimental collection of jewelry again?

My mother in law helped me ask CITIC and they told her I need 500k to 1m RMB in my account to get a credit card.

Is there another way? I cut my banking ties with my home country for tax / capital gains reasons and I’d like to use a get a new Mastercard.

I’m between HK and mainland and I need to spend lots of money per month for work which I mostly get reimbursed for, so I’d like to capitalize on the points.

Just curious if anyone has any restaurant recommendations in Tianjin. Not necessarily just good food, but I'd be interested to know where I can find good authentic food representing the various cuisines of China. For example, is there an authentic Liaoning restaurant? Shanxi? Henan? etc etc

Hola, quiero importar unas 10 figuras de PVC (unos 13 kg) desde China y busco la forma más barata de traerlas a Guatemala. He visto agentes de compras como CNShopper, Basetao y Chilat, pero el envío me sale caro. ¿Alguien ha traído figuras o paquetes parecidos? ¿Qué agente o forma de envío usaron (aéreo o marítimo), cuánto les cobraron por kg, cuánto tardó y cuánto pagaron de impuestos en aduana? Acepto recomendaciones y también advertencias. ¡Gracias!

Hello Everyone,

I'm 31 and would like to move to China for 1 year from Canada.

I've done some research on my own, but I need some help from people with recent experience.

I have a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, and I've been working as a soccer coach for a few years now at the university varsity level, but also for development ages from 6-16 years old.

I've also been working as a substitute teacher in public schools for about a year now.

I've started my UEFA coaching licenses, and I'm a native English speaker; however, I don’t speak any Chinese.

I also have a 35kg Belgian Malinois, which I see is banned in most Chinese cities. I have the option to leave my dog with a family member (worst-case scenario)

I want to move because I see competitive salaries, and I've always wanted to live in China for a bit.

I plan to work as a gym teacher in an international school and, in the afternoons, find a job as a coach at a local soccer club.

I'm currently looking for jobs at eChinacities.com. Are there any alternatives to this website?

The pay I'm seeing for teachers ranges from 2.5k-5k USD per month. I'm looking for something closer to 4k USD and above.

Is this realistic? Any recommendations or advice from people in China or people who have done something similar are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Built a new PC all good so far except when I’m using my VPN to install things like Steam for example the Mbps on Astril will start off at 20-40 mbps per second and downloads fast then suddenly drops to less than 1.0mbps per second then it’ll switch off the install or update will get an error. Now it’s downloading exceptionally slow! Help now it’s showing this message!!!

just wondering

edit: i get the irony about the flair okay

My parents will be visiting from the States in a few months. Step-mom is celiac (upset-stomach kind, not anaphylaxis.) From research, I have gathered the following:

• this is gonna be tough
• biggest contaminant risk is sauce thickeners
• most of the trip, thankfully, will be in areas that bode well for finding clearly-labelled GF food and restaurants (Shanghai and Beijing)
• allergen cards are a nice thought but can't be relied on

Tips/reccs/best practices/horror stories/etc. all welcome.

Has China caught up to a better standard or best to do this procedure in Turkey?

I just downloaded Duolingo in China and soon figured out I can’t follow or be followed by anyone outside of China. But can you follow people within China? It looks like you need to put in their exact user name but even then the app doesn’t find anyone. Also I’m told there’s a button to see the feed of your friends achievements, but I can’t find it. Do you need friends before it appears? Or is the feed and following people just not a thing for mainland accounts?

140th China Import and Export Fair (the Canton Fair) in Guangzhou - a major international trade exhibition for sourcing Chinese products and meeting exporters, opens today, October 15, 2026, in Guangzhou, and runs through November 4.

Important for outsourcers, B2B, etc.

Beyond traditional manufacturing, this year's exhibition features service robots, smart wearables, AI translation devices, industrial automation, and intelligent manufacturing technologies.

Official site

Hi! I am an American living in China and will be living here for the next two years, if not longer. Does anyone have experience with a WireGuard configuration file that actually connects to a wifi router? I want to play my PS5 and watch videos from it. I have a router (GL.iNet) that can take on a WireGuard file. I tried astrill China Supercharged 3-5 and those did not work, does anyone know of a wireguard file that does work?

Thanks!

I’m 26(M),let’s be friends!