I agree with a lot of that. I think a lot of people, especially younger teachers are in China because they can't get jobs in Korea or Japan. They can't use their fake degrees like in China. Certainly, nobody teaches in China for the money. Even the older men here, retired and semi-retired guys are leaving. Anyone who thinks China is still a preferred destination is deluding themselves. I personally know three guys who moved from Nanning to Thailand, two of them bought houses in Pattaya. I know two other guys who commute back and forth, one of them has deposited the 32, 000 dollars or whatever you need to get the long term visa into a Thai bank account. The young guys here in Nanning don't have that option, they have no money. One thing now is that Bangkok is so close to China, the flights to Nanning take less than two hours, and I found out last night there are now direct flights to.Pattaya. I have a cold now, but was out yesterday and ended up talking to two foreigners who just returned from Pattaya. Apparently, last May, eight long term foreigners in Nanning moved to Hua Hin and Pattaya, older Canadians and Brits, and some younger guy in his 40's from Australia. It seems the Chinese are really doing something wrong. Those guys also took all their money with them. It seems the Chinese don't want foreigners anymore, and are trying hard to keep us out.