I am for all for freedom of speech but it does amaze me sometimes how threads on he deviate from their original toppic so quickly.

The reason I chose to reply to the thread was because you or others were mentioning the pitfalls of giving original documents to employers. Actually to an extent I agree with this. I just said and said it with proof because it is actually happening (and in fact confirmed by another poster) that if you start saying to employers 'sorry I can't give you the original copy for xxx reason' then they will show you the door. There is not much that can be done about it. It is a T-Junction, left, the FT goes elsewhere that for the moment is less strict, right, the FT hopes that the employer is trustworthy and follows the rules. Nothing more to debate really.

Regarding your comments regarding supply and demand again I agree to an extent but Western and Chinese logic is as far apart in some instances as the North and South pole. They do not see it like that. They have decided to implement these rules and it s upto them to see the end result. Of course if it is negative then someone would never openly admit it and someone would unimplement the rules.

My qualifications are academic but as you seem to be intimating that I am taking sides, I have a masters in Educational Psychology and I have Qualified Teacher status in England so I really am not as green as you are suggesting I might be cabbage looking.

Honestly, you could go on and on discussing these things but there is not really any mileage in it to discuss. It is the way it is. I find things in China annoying sometimes just the same as the next guy but I can't do anything except accept it. Furthermore I exist in China on a year to year basis just like everyone else and accept that anything could happen.