Although COVID and China’s strict pandemic mechanisms have seen a lot of foreigners leave China, there are still a healthy number of Vloggers cataloguing their time in China. Some are pro-China, some not so pro-China, and some maintain a non-political stance. It’s wise to read learn far and wide, feel out the middle ground, and…
If you’re moving, or even visiting China, and you hail from a more temperate country, like the UK, the Chinese weather, particularly the more south you go, may come as a shock. By UK standards, it’s sweltering, to say the least. So bearing the aforementioned in mind, it’s worthwhile preparing yourself, mentally at least, and…
Suppose you have your Chinese entry work visa, i.e., you have work in China, and your employer sent you a work permit letter and invitation letter. Congratulations. Now, all you have to do is get into China, find your feet, and fit into a fairly different culture and lifestyle. Depending on current COVID-19 restrictions, you’ll…
After the last big UK lockdown of 2021, I scrambled to get out of the UK whilst I could. I decided to flee the country and arrive in China early before my contract with a Chinese university began: In case another lockdown took place, or even before travel restrictions worsened and delayed, or even completely…
When I went on a short holiday to Shanghai in 2017, I’d not long since started hesitantly using Apple Pay in the UK. Welcome to the 21st Century. But I was genuinely put to shame wherever I went in Shanghai, as I was literally the only person using cask. Even the most mature of people…
China continues to demonstrate a healthy growth rate year-on-year, despite the economic and social challenges that the ongoing pandemic poses. Although a slow process, China is gradually reopening, albeit under strict COVID testing, travel, and quarantine restrictions. But for western organizations with Chinese interests and for individuals taking up work or education opportunities in mainland…
The websites, social media, messaging services, apps and cloud services you use and rely on every day in Europe and North America probably won’t work in China. In fact, it’s highly likely you’ll encounter problems unless you plan to use Chinese mainland services only, or invest in a VPN: a Virtual Private Network service that…
