Ralec, stop dissembling and trolling. I see you have been told to post propaganda as a favour.

People who are in China, people I know, have had issues with the PSB, the Police, and immigration because they did not have a 3/4 year degree.

Now those rules are being enforced strictly.

It is not as things were when you were there.

Hence all of the inspections, the visas sitting on desks for 5 months, the tracking of bank accounts to monitor those in country, and the deportation of those caught without the proper paperwork. Banks work with immigration to track illegals.

Lie and mislead all you want, but it is now not possible to teach in China without a degree.

Even if you DO get hired on forged qualifications or no degree (a very stupid idea), there is the 5,000 rmb bonus for foreigners that are working in China illegally, on improper or forged documents.

What TA's do is collect the information on all the teachers, quit, and report them all to the PSB to collect the 5k per person reward.

So the rules bending won't matter, guanxi won't matter - your assistant will see that big packet of Mao's and turn you in without hesitation.

TA's earn 1800 a month, 8 months, for perhaps 2 years at most. This can be easily exceeded by turning in a few illegally documented foreigners who were working under bent rules.

Too risky considering the consequences. Want to spend time in Chinese prison?

A degree is now a MUST to work in China.

Well, unless you take Ralec's advice and wish to spend time in a Chinese prison.