The problem is Chinese guys do get very jealous. The days of fawning to the foreigner are well and truly over, as we have seen with the visa crackdowns,I have a genuine degree and no criminal record and cannot get any kind of visa for love nor money. Only something called a "team" visa, whatever that is, or return to the UK and start the process from there, which is expensive, impractical and troublesome.Qualified FT's (those with real degrees!) will simply leave to places where it is easy to get a work visa and renumeration to pay off student loans with less hassle, that is, far less hassle than all the hoops China makes you jump through. Just my ten cents....happy new year.