Hi everyone!
I’m from Spain and I’m looking for someone who currently lives in China and would be willing to help me with occasional small purchases of clothing and shoes.
I’m not looking for a professional sourcing agent, company or reseller. I’d prefer to find an ordinary person who has some free time and would like to earn a little extra money by helping me buy a few items and ship them to Spain.
Ideally, you’d be able to:
Help me purchase a few items from Chinese online platforms or local shops.
Send me photos and videos of the items before shipping.
Combine everything into one parcel and ship it to Spain.
Communicate through WeChat.
Of course, I’d cover the cost of the items, shipping fees and a reasonable amount for your time.
I’d like to start with a small test order and, if everything goes well, continue working together occasionally.
If you’re interested, please leave a comment or send me a private message telling me which city you’re based in and how you could help.
I’m happy to discuss the details and agree on a payment method that works for both of us.
Thanks! 😊
I’ve think about move to china in a few months.

Basically I was working in advertising in London, pub lunches most days, after work drinks, office fridges full of drinks.

Moved to Shanghai and got a job at a very corporate company. This email came through with the title 'Drinking Games'. I thought finally a chance to relax, have a few bevvies and get to know my colleagues outside of the work environment.

I opened the email to find this. Fair to say my head hit the keyboard and I didn't attend the poorly ideated drinkless drinking games event.

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Hi! I've been offered a lecturer position at a public university. The contract seems pretty decent except for the length, which is only 10.5 months. It ends on January 15, 2028 (the end of the semester, just before the new year holiday). Is this typical for public universities? Should I ask to extend until the end of January?

Any input from current or former university teachers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I'm 35, Chinese, living in Shanghai with my wife and our 2-year-old.

I used to work in tech, but I've been spending most of my time taking care of my kid lately.

I've been wondering what it's like for foreign parents raising kids here in China. How's it been for you? Any big differences compared to back home?

Would be nice to connect with other parents, share some experiences, or just chat about everyday life.

I'm also happy to meet people who aren't parents. Always interested in hearing different perspectives on life in China.

My English is still a work in progress, but I'd love to practice through real conversations. Happy to help with Chinese too!

If anyone's interested in chatting, feel free to comment or DM me.

Cheers!

Hello

my eyes are quite sensitive to contact lenses, I have always used a specific type, Dailies Total One, for my entire life. Now i’m in china and i don’t have enough, someone can recommend a good brand to buy on taobao please???

So i'm a 30 year old male from Belgium and my gf is from Shanghai area. We been seeing each other now for like 3-4 years. I been 6 times to China over that time but we text daily. The plan was always for me to move to China and get involved in the business somehow. My gf her parents have a big business in China, 450 people work there. Ironically that is how i met her, they bought machines from my dad his business.

Now the problem is that her parents seem like very strict about anything. The kind of people that would beat you up with a belt for not doing homework. So my gf is naturally scared of her parents. She actually never told her parents we have a relationship and it's starting to bother me a lot. I feel a bit like she is ashamed of me or something, or hiding something, but now i realize her parents will probably tell her not to marry me, that i won't stay in China and all that crap. Talk her out of it. So that is why she never tells them scared for their reaction. How fucked am i right now? If they actually gave me a chance i probably would be a good manager of that factory because i know everything about the business they are in since we sell machines for it... I know everyone in the whole business and i have some great ideas for things they can improve and do wrong right now. Since they just hired some incompetent people there is much to improve.

I feel like if her parents don't accept me i'm pretty much screwed. Because if we marry in secret they will be furious probably and for me to stay in China she would need to actually get me some job as manager or something. Or ceo when her dad leaves. He's getting old.

Also something else she is like few years older than me

34 and her parents are constantly raging about that. Which i partly get but the way they do it is pretty disrespectful. Like she is only there to get her grandchildren? That is how they act. Or like she is some scum for not getting married...

What am i getting myself into? Any advice?

hi i'm planning to study in china for my undergrad, i'm in kuwait right now and i recently found out there was some beef w china and google and google banned every single application of theirs in china, and somehow even instagram is banned in china??? how do people survive that

Hello,

Im currently residing in China and was wondering if its legal or possible for my friend in Japan to send me cigarettes via the mail from Japan to China? There are a few brands i want to try, naturally the postage would be limited to a small personal quantity but im getting some conflicted information online so im a bit unsure. Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated!

If you study in China, you know the pain: the lecture slides are on 学习通, but there’s no download button, so you’re stuck clicking through them in the browser

So I post a small Tampermonkey script. It adds a Download PDF button under the slide viewer, and one click gets you the whole deck as a single PDF.

• counts the pages up front
• downloads in parallel and shows progress with an ETA
• names the file after the chapter
• no dependencies, everything runs in your browser

require Tampermonkey (or alternative) chrome extension, then open the .user.js from the repo and copy script in "Create a new script..." by clicking Tampermonkey icon

GitHub: https://github.com/Mooly612/chaoxing-pdf-downloader

It’s for offline study only, so please don’t share course materials
Bug reports are welcome

Has anyone successfully moved to China and transitioned their career as a Westerner?

I'm learning Chinese, am established in my field (health data strategy), and want to relocate to China, open to any major city for a smoother language transition.

I'd love advice on how Westerners have approached job searching, networking, and the relocation process. I've considered going back to school since a degree would qualify me for a Z visa, but career-wise I feel I'm in a strong position. Another degree wouldn't help me and would only delay solving the real challenge of landing a job in China. I'm also not interested in teaching English, as I worry it would make it harder to transition back into my field.

Additional questions I'm wrestling with:
• How did you handle the chicken-and-egg problem of needing a visa to work but needing a job offer to get one? Did you job search from abroad or move first?
• Which industries or roles in China are most open to hiring foreign professionals in specialized fields like health data, tech, etc?
• What did networking actually look like for you? LinkedIn, industry conferences, expat groups, or local professional associations?
• Did you negotiate relocation support (housing, flights, visa fees), and what's reasonable to expect?
• How did you handle credential recognition? Did your Western qualifications translate smoothly, or did employers require additional certification?
• What surprised you most about the hiring process (timelines, interview style, contract terms)?
• For those who made it work long-term, what would you do differently if you started over?

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can answer some potentially basic questions in regards to attending events/concerts in China as a foreigner. My fiancee and I are planning to travel to China quite a bit. We're fans of certain brands in China that host events where you can buy tickets to. My understanding is these types of event tickets are sold on things like billi billi or Daimai (Maiseat for global). And my additional understanding is that you would typically need a Chinese phone number and either an ID or passport to validate your identity through an app as you make the purchase.

The area I have questions about is, if I want to book travel to China, and let's say I know there's an event in December I want to go to with tickets going on sale in September. Let's also assume there are no international tickets on associated platforms And I'm also planning a trip in March. Is it possible or sensible to go to China in March. Buy a phone and a phone plan while I'm there, this phone plan would (I assume) need to include international roaming if possible, while there download the applications for the apps where tickets would go on sale.

The only way I could think to do this would be if I knew someone who could purchase on my behalf but we're people who like to do things ourselves. Somebody tell me if this is overthinking or there's a service that achieves the same thing, etc. I don't mind going through these efforts if it meant we could have an easier time booking things in China while not physically in the country.

Thanks!

Hey fellow expats. Ive been studying in China for 4 year already, recently wanted to create a PayPal account in China + I cannot do it directly with my passport, since my country is not supported by PayPal.

However, when i created my account and verified my email, the next step was providing personal information. And there is no way to upload a residence permit, police adress registration or any other document; it only has a National ID (身份证) option. Has anyone had similar issue and how was it solved, thanks in advance

What is the possibility and process of getting employed by a school itself and moving away from the agent? I signed a 2 year contract with my agent, but I want to finish one year and then go and find a job and work for the school, not agent. How can this work?

Okay here, I m an Malaysian, I,m tamil speaking Malysian so I just need to learn chinese , I m working in a construction management team and most of my technicians and colleagues are chinese , I can able to understand chinese cannot speak as much as they . If I have a chinese friend to learn chinese ........IF ANYONE IS COMFORTABLE PLEASE DM ME...

The school I work has been an absolute shit show from day one with the Chinese teachers ganging up on me and trying to get me into as much trouble as possible. Even one of the managers has admitted this.

I was off work for a short time and a young white woman was substituting my class. I'm not a woman and I'm not white. In fact I was turned away from loads of jobs due to my face and it took many months to land this job. One of my other non white colleagues has also experienced problems with the same Chinese staff member making up bogus BS complaints about my colleague.

Upon my return I was taken into a meeting and given this BS personal improvement plan with a one month deadline.

Apparently loads of parents saw the substitute teacher and were asking if their kid could change to her class. I assume the parents just don't like the look of me.

I've recently seen the school advertising for a new teacher.

There are no vacancies and none of my colleagues are resigning.

I'm not as stupid as the school thinks I am. I just wonder when the specific date of my last day will be. I assume they will wait until the one month PIP has ended and then break the news to me.

I've had a string of one year jobs for various reasons and schools have been questioning this.

I want to ask your advice on how I should frame this firing on my CV. I'm going to ask if this school can say I was doing temporary maternity cover.

Any advice or help will be greatly appreciated.

How does one book the qingdao Incheon ferry? None of the suggested websites seem to work, do we need to wait until we are in qingdao and go in person to the ferry port?

We are looking to take the ferry in mid November as part of a round the world trip.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently in the process of putting together my application for a Z work visa and I'm based in the UK. As expected, I need to get my core documents notarised and apostilled.

I've started looking into how to go about this but I’d love to hear about recent experiences or advice on a few specific points:

1. Solicitor Certification vs. Public Notary: Did you use a standard UK solicitor or a registered Public Notary? I’ve seen conflicting info on whether a cheaper solicitor certification is accepted or if it strictly requires a Notary Public stamp.
2. Direct FCDO vs. Express Agencies: Did you process the apostille yourself directly through the FCDO Legalisation Office online (£45/doc)? How long are turnaround times taking right now? If you used an all-in-one third-party agency, was it worth the extra cost?
3. Medical Checks: Did you need to find a specialist provider or go through a GP or a private GP?
4. General Watch-outs: Any unexpected hiccups or mistakes to avoid when getting documents prepped?

If anyone has recently gone through this process or can recommend reliable, affordable services, I’d really appreciate your insight!

Thanks in advance!

Hallo zusammen, ich habe schon öfters China besucht und viele verschiedene chinesische Städte bereist und habe für etwa 8 Monate in der Stadt Hengyang in der Provinz Hunan gelebt.

Ich möchte gerne Freunde aus China finden um miteinander zu schreiben und über China und auch über zukünftige Reisen zu reden. Um per WhatsApp oder wechat Kontakt zu haben.

Ich komme aus Österreich und würde mich sehr freuen wenn sich jemand meldet. 🇨🇳❤️🇦🇹

https://youtu.be/C_SPMqq8uwk?si=Y5VZ2Oayjx6LZ2gr

R there any gay friends in Chengdu? I’m currently studying here and can act as ur free tour guide—no strings attached. It would be great if u speak English, as I’d like to practice mine. Btw I’m Chinese

Does anybody has a recent experience in getting official translation of local drivers license to apply for a chinese temporary one? Especially for Kunming as the city to apply for?

My wife in Chinese, and we’re considering moving to China.

I’ve worked in China before, and expect I’ll end up teaching again. But I’d rather a) set my own schedule and b) teach different nationalities.

I’d like to come to China on a spouse visa and then teach online for US/UK/Gulf State/Aus clients and companies.

The little digging I’ve done so far suggests this is somewhere between a grey area and just not allowed.

However, has anyone else looked into this kind of arrangement?

Culture, cost of living and work life differences?