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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
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
Posted in Featured, News
Tagged crackdown, foreigners, guangdong, laowai, new regulation, permits, police, public security bureau
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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
Posted in Featured, Guangzhou, News
Tagged daniel rebecca, danny rebecca, danny's bagel, death, died, guangzhou, laowai, passed away, restaurant
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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
Posted in Featured, Shenzhen, Sports
Tagged apartment, flat, laowai, psb, public security bureau, registration, rental agreement, shenzhen, universiade, visits
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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
Posted in Featured
Tagged beijing, china, communication, communication problems, cultural differences, EastDay, foreigner, guangzhou, laowai, shanghai, shenzhen, survey
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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 →