Nice one, Gibbo.

It's worked for me, too. I think that if an FT follows the contract, and is an honest worker who does his best to fulfill the needs of his students, he will find that there's no need to wine and dine his superiors. Chinese employees have to keep their employers happy; they don't have many options and Chinese leaders know that, and take advantage of it. Chinese leaders do not expect foreign teachers to play the "guanxi" game, because they would expect us to be more independent and to have more options.

Cheers and beers to FTs who don't swallow their pride while in China!