In response to Re Need advice (Long time esl teachers board lurker)

Yeah. We're not Chinese and we don't care for your bullshit, [edited].

When it comes to moral interests, such as preventing teachers from getting cheated by dodgy Chinese business practices; your supposed legality holds no importance to us, we care for our own because we aren't race traitor scumbags. We'd rather break your laws and not get screwed over by doing our little job seeking reconnaissance missions on a tourist visa. We might even do a bit of the old tourism, whilst we're there on our tourist visas too?

After all, he is only looking for a job and as long as he is prepared to return to his country to complete the visa application procedures as normal; your law enforcement authorities would have a very difficult time of proving any wrongdoing. However, for most teachers; travelling to China without the guarantee of a job offer and with the possibility of having to shell out for a second flight is too much trouble.