Here in China I get into a kid's face and they back down.

Expats usually are bigger than normal size when matched up against Chinese adults. But there are people who do not fit this profile. Hate to state the obvious but a dude who is thin as a stick and has average height or who is a woman will not get as much respect from the kids no matter where. I can hardly think of a spoiled fuerdai who is well fed and has a jockey type lifestyle to be any better to deal with than any jockey kid in the USA.

Guns may not be allowed in China, but knives still are. That place seems to produce a lot of folks who know how to use it to take the life out of others.