We can really use a hand with this orange idiot. We need to work together here.

I had HSk6, studied Chinese in a university in the south of China. Fell in love with China and so on.

Last year I had to work in Tianjin. It was a really easy job, with plenty of time to be free.

I hated it with all my soul. I can communicate with Chinese at all almost native level. But suddenly, I found myself in a really hostile place. Nobody wants to leave home. Lights off at ten.

What is going on? I am really struggling with that city in particular.

- Bans many american companies from being given a chance to compete.

- Massively tariffs US goods

- Steals US IP

- Massively subsidizes their businesses

- Ignores international court tribunal order in South Asian Sea

- Massive supplier of fentanyl that is killing a ton of Americans every year. Low key their own attempt of opium war with US. Say they will fix it, but let it slide constantly.

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Gets a tariff by Trump.....

All of a sudden they now want law and order, free trade, and western values on economic freedom. This is like a morbidly obese person telling someone with a beer belly they need to lose weight. Sure there are issues, but you shouldn't be a hypocrite with you issues being larger yourself.

I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to pursue an undergraduate degree at a C9 League university, fully funded by a scholarship. I come from a Levantine background and was also accepted into several universities in the U.S., but since my family won’t be paying anything, the Chinese option seems like a solid choice.

My main concern is that my Chinese language skills aren’t strong—I barely passed the exam after just a few months of studying. However, I plan to continue in the AI field, and I’m wondering if studying in China would be a good long-term decision. I’m not considering studying locally, so I’d love to hear your thoughts on whether this would be a wise move.

Who the Hu barbarians were ? Were they Turkic, Mongolic, Tocharian or Iranic ? And why do you think the name Hu-sun, meaning descendant of the Hu barbarians, became a name for the Macaca monkey genus ? I found out the Han Chinese thought a different people, the Wusun, looked like monkeys, but no actual reason for such attribution is given other than having red beards and green eyes. And does this mean the Hu were Iranic too, just like the Wusun ?

I'm looking for the origin of this narrative trope, that is widely spread from Mesopotamia, Judea, Greece, Rome and India. I wonder if there is anything like this even in China? I wish to figure out where and when this narrative trope was elaborated and along which routes and times it spread so wide and far.

Hi. My wife has resided in the UK a number of years and has is now a British citizen (with a British passport). She wants to travel back to China to visit family, so will need a Chinese visa to enter.

Does she need to renounce her Chinese citizenship before applying for a visa. If so, how is this done in the UK? Many thanks.

What's going on here? The topic have completely dropped from western media but 2 years ago, it was everywhere. There were reports of concentration camps, forced labor, rape, organ harvesting. There's even an Uyghur human rights project that tracks human rights violation and sanctions, which apparently has only 2 companies on their list: a construction company and a security company in XinJiang.

Meanwhile, the entire place is open to tourism? There are dozens of videos from travel bloggers visiting Urumqi and different places in XinJiang. They talk to locals who are unaware of any genocide going on. There's no restrictions for recording. They aren't forbidden from going anywhere. It seems like the government isn't trying to hide anything?

In some videos there are armored vehicles and military there so there's some heightened security but at the same time, the local kids take pictures of them. I can't imagine kids of Gaza take pictures with Israel soldiers....

Maybe someone who have visited can tell me what's going on?

Specifically interested in the period of Tang dynasty, how legal codes were issued how did the ministries function. A documentary or other videos would be appreciated (with english subtitles if in other language)

My siblings are in year 8-9 and we're moving to Guangzhou from Malaysia, i want them to finish their school so i want to find a suitable school for them, was hoping if there's any non international school or schools that are not expensive. cheers!

I have a constant sticky dry mouth. Medication from my doctor isn't helping. So I want to see a specialist otolaryngologist to look at removing my saliva gland. Please recommend one in Changzhou where I am based or nearby. Also as a foreigner teaching English, will this be covered by my health insurance?

First time posting, so I’m excited to see the answers I get. I work in high-end popup retail displays around the USA. Specifically, the Costco “Roadshow” program. In areas with a large Chinese immigrant population, they’ll walk up to my display and handle my merchandise, and I warmly greet them with a smile and a “Hello” or “Good morning” and they don’t even acknowledge my existence. Not a “Hello” or “Good morning” in return, not a wave. Nothing. I don’t exist to them. Why do they do that? It’s so rude. And please, don’t call it a language barrier, because whether you speak the language or not, you know if someone’s greeting you. I’m conversationally fluent in seven languages, but even if I travel somewhere I don’t speak the language, (I.E. Italy), I quickly figured out that when I went into someone’s shop and they said, “Buongiorno!” it meant some form of “Hello” or “Good morning.” Can anyone help me out here? I would love to understand.

Hello, I am indian citizen. I will be joining a job in china for 2 years of contract. My spouse and child will stay in India during these 2 years. But, they would come to China for visiting for few months every year at regular interval (e.g. 1 months at every 6 months).

So, I was looking for some visa that is not residence visa but a visitor visa having multiple entry and valid for 2 years.

I believe S2 visa is for that purpose. But Google says it's valid for 90 to 180 days only. I want it to be valid for 2 years having multiple entry option. Please guide. There is 1000 km distance between consulate and city of residence in India so wife and baby can't travel every time for visa.

Planning to spend the whole month of September in Nanning. How is the weather at this time? Much appreciated.

Anyone knows who can provide online therapy for couples here in china . It's better English speaker. Thanks

Hi Guys

I want to rent a electric scooter in Sanya. When I using Didi they asked me for “local ID number” (translation).

Can as foreign rent a e-scooter/bike here?

Maybe you can recommend me some app for iOS.

Looking forward M.

My previous agent and her colleague is making it difficult for me to secure a job in China. My previous agent is making her colleague do all the communication. So, she got me an interview with a school in China, and they sent me contract which I signed, after 2 weeks, that school did not send the signed contract (from the school) back to me. And they started to change the terms and conditions on the contract, therefore I had to terminate this contract. After a some time, a new agent got me an interview with another school. I got the contract, signed it and the school signed it as well. All was going well, till my first agents colleague started threatening me. He also phoned the school who wanted to employ me and kept worrying them each day which lead them to cancel the contract. I had a remaining amount of RMB 1400 to pay to the old agent for translation fees before the end of April 2025, my sister sent the payment via WeChat but the recruiter declined the payment. This agent then proceeded to send a law suit to me, but it was just a printed out letter from his agency and not from a law firm (he has no grounds to file a lawsuit, and I have proof of all WeChat messages and what was said)

This recruiter then proceeded to call me yesterday and said he doesn’t want the translation fee, the only way to move is if is let his agency find me a job and I pay an agency fee of RMB 6000, and if I don’t do this then he said he will keep checking the work permit application system for my name, and see for the school that employs me and worry them. So I asked this agent why is he threatening me and he said and I quote “I am not threatening you, i will actually do it”. I don’t know if he will be spreading false information about me but his threats are making is difficult for me to get a job.

When this whole situation started, I contacted a lawyer who helps out teachers in China, I explained the whole case to him, and the lawyer also knows about the call and threats, and the lawyer said that whatever this agent is doing would not be legal.

Any advice on how to move forward would be greatly appreciated! This whole situation has been stressing me out, I am a first time applicant as well.