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With an increasingly talented, Westernized and competitive local workforce, what do Chinese employers value in expat workers? Read more>>
Oct 14, 2013 Comments(37)
Here are 10 ways in which you’ll return home a reformed person after having experienced Chinese culture for an extended period of time. ... Read More>>
Mar 21, 2017 Comments(43)
We’ve all seen it, everywhere we go, nearly every day: an American man with a Chinese woman on his arm. We’ve also heard the stories from the foreign man’s perspective about all the cultural differences and the interesting exchanges. But what do these ...... Read More>>
Jun 01, 2017 Comments(17)
Oftentimes, as foreigners living in one of China's larger, more metropolitan cities, it's easy to become spoiled by all of the little conveniences. In Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and their metropolitan ilk, we're spoiled by our Carl's Jr. hamburgers, our ...... Read More>>
Jun 17, 2011 Comments(6)
The Mandarin word for “naked” is the beautifully mellifluous “lu? t?” (裸体) which slides off the tongue and summons images of arty nudes (NSFW), and liberated naturalists frolicking on beaches. But being a nudist in China is far from...... Read More>>
Dec 30, 2012 Comments(6)
On December 24, a report summarizing a survey of Chinese men’s and women’s outlook on love and marriage was published. The results illustrate the huge current imbalance between the number of unmarried men and women in China—23.15 million more men than ...... Read More>>
Jul 02, 2013 Comments(3)
A survey was recently carried out at Guangzhou’s Sun Yat-sen University asking male and female students what their opinions were on masturbation. The results of the survey showed some revealing facts about what is normally a taboo topic in China. ... Read More>>
Oct 18, 2016 Comments(13)
Before moving to China, I had certain thoughts in place about Chinese people as a whole. From personal interactions to movies to that brief chapter on Chinese history in high school, a vague picture of a polite, quiet people took shape. And let's not forget ...... Read More>>
Sep 25, 2012 Comments(2)
Virtually everything nowadays seems to have that little "Made in China" label attached to it. Sometimes that can be a good thing – other times, not so much. So how do you know which products to go ahead and buy while living in or visiting China, ...... Read More>>
Mar 13, 2013 Comments(1)
We take a look at the findings of a recent survey that suggests that the general attitudes to sex in China are becoming increasingly liberal. The article focuses on the average Chinese losing his or her virginity at a younger age. ... Read More>>
Jul 20, 2017 Comments(26)
History shows that emerging Asian powers have, on occasion, used established and dominant Western cultures as models in the course or cause of their development. For instance, Meiji Japan and its rapid adoption of mainly US western military traditions and ...... Read More>>
Apr 07, 2015 Comments(22)
In this translated article, the author discusses a number of differences between Chinese and Americans on a number of subjects ranging from seat belt safety to retirement choices. ... Read More>>
Mar 03, 2011 Comments(16)
In China, expats are often assumed to be white or Caucasian originating from the Americas or Europe. Other expats from Africa (some of whom are from the Americas and Europe), West Asia, Arabian nationalities etc. are given little to no recognition by ...... Read More>>
Jun 17, 2013 Comments(2)
China is a goldmine of contradictions and double standards. In a previous article, I discussed how China’s censors decide which foreign musicians are allowed to play in the Mainland. This time around, we look at the double standards with sex and violence ...... Read More>>
Jun 28, 2011 Comments(15)
Photo: ernop While foreigners are often a misunderstood bunch in China, we’re not immune to making assumptions and having prejudices of our own. Many foreigners harbour a lot of misconceptions about China and its people, from their lifestyle, to ...... Read More>>
Dec 09, 2014 Comments(27)
A recently published blog on popular Chinese portal site ifeng.com explores the subject of Sino-US coupling, in particular the type of man that marries a Chinese woman. The author identifies six types. Do you agree? ... Read More>>
Sep 11, 2014 Comments(51)
This article, translated from ifeng.com, is an opinion piece that represents the author’s own views on the possible causes for the alleged upsurge in sexual assault. ... Read More>>
Aug 05, 2017 Comments(9)
The right education matters more than ever in twenty-first century China. A first-rate education is seen not only as a gateway to personal and professional success, but as a status symbol among the country’s new rich. This article looks at the real – and ...... Read More>>
Oct 29, 2010 Comments(0)
Fast food's popularity in China is no secret. Take a walk down the street of any major city and you are sure to pass countless signs for KFC, McDonald's, and Pizza Hut – sometimes within fifty meters of one another. Lest you think this is only a “big ...... Read More>>
Jan 14, 2014 Comments(31)
This translated article looks at a recent hot topic on Chinese social media site Weibo, concerning the fact that 30% of men say they wouldn’t marry a woman with a PhD and is centered on a reporter’s conversation with one such woman who has been labeled as ...... Read More>>
Oct 03, 2013 Comments(30)
Chinese react to the news that their “honeymoon with the laowai” may be over as statistics prove that foreigners are leaving – and staying away - from China in droves. ... Read More>>
May 23, 2013 Comments(51)
When thinking about expat stereotypes in China, the nation that interested me the most, is, of course the one I belong to—Russia. Have the age-old stereotypes of Russians being “tall, blond and hospitable” been replaced by something less flattering? ... Read More>>
May 03, 2014 Comments(36)
There are plenty of articles on what it’s like to be a foreigner in China. But what’s it like to be a fully Westernized ABC (American-Born Chinese) and how does our experience in China differ from that of, you know, “foreign”-looking foreigners living ...... Read More>>
Jul 29, 2014 Comments(31)
This translated article, which first appeared on Xinhua, has created quite a buzz in China’s social media sphere. It talks about the appearance of Chinese men, and how in comparison to their female counterparts, they do little to appear attractive. ... Read More>>
Apr 14, 2014 Comments(50)
Newcomers to China are not having the easy and relaxed job-finding experience that they may have heard of. Times are changing in China, and although there is still an abundance of work to be found for foreigners in some sectors, the overall experience may ...... Read More>>
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