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Guangdong tightens grip on “foreigner management”

A new initiative in Guangdong Province aims to keep a closer eye on the movement of laowai. Aside from encouraging people to report foreigners suspected of any suspicious activity like overstaying their visa or not registering their apartment with the PSB, the initiative also begins directing which industries are most suitable for the hiring of foreigners. Continue reading

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Comment: Would China trust a laowai in a position of power?

The former long-term CEO of Yahoo! was Jerry Yang (from China), a co-founder of Google is Sergey Brin (from Russia), the President of the United States has ancestors from Kenya, and Muslims, Chinese, Indians and Africans have positions of power across the world. But would China allow it? Continue reading

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Guangdong to crack down on illegal foreigners

With more and more laowai making Guangdong their home, the government has decided to enlist locals to help it police the comings and goings of foreign residents. Continue reading

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Daniel Rebecca, of Danny’s Bagel, passes away

One of Guangzhou’s most well-known personalities, Daniel Rebecca, who founded Danny’s Bagel restaurant, has died. Continue reading

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Shenzhen laowai, prepare for a visit from the city’s finest

The Universiade is coming to Shenzhen this year, the latest (and possibly last for a while) in a string of international events gracing China. With it, a wide collection of international media, tourists, and athletes will be coming down to town, meaning only one thing to the Chinese authorities: potential instability. Continue reading

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Some Chinese perplexed, confused by laowai: survey

We all know this anyway, but now it’s finally been confirmed in a survey of 161,000 Chinese people in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen: Chinese people who work alongside laowai find them confusing, and their jokes unfunny. Continue reading

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