I'm not sure what you are complaining about - it is the law - your work permit Z visa is linked to the employer who sponsored you to get in the country - if you change employers it is automatically void, cancelled and you have to get a new one from your new employer. People who do the wrong thing make it difficult for the rest of us living and working in China.

After you enter the country using your Z Visa, it gets canceled anyway within about thirty days, and it's replaced by your R-permit, and by law your employer must hand over to you your Expert's Certificate. At that stage the employer is usually the first one to break the law and upset the FT,,because normally the employer will not give you that certificate, it remains in a cupboard unsigned (Ft is supposed to enter his/her signature in the booklet, it's the law)

Before arriving at your new school the employer will at least show you a sample degree. It's often total nonsense, and at best they tell you lies by omission, regarding your flat, wages or working conditions. Now, very knowledgeable person, it takes two to tango, and if the situation at your new school is not how you were promised you should have the right to terminate your contract when it all gets too much for you.

On the contrary, it's the FT's who allow bad Chinese employers to ignore the promises they've made, or not inform you it snows inside your classroom that has made life very difficult for other FT's in China. They have started to believe we are all soft in the head.

There was a time when a foreign teacher could come into China, confident since they already had a Z visa (work visa) in hand. This particular college is similar to all out of the way colleges. They will not let you move to a better location (Shanghai is where I wanted to go, for instance) after a semester. This college will say it is okay to have your visa and go to another place after one semester and then do sneaky stuff like cancel it when you arrive in Shanghai. (Believe me after one semester, you will want to move on from this school!!!)

These particular people at this school start pretending like they do not understand English when you ask them reasonable questions. This is a common Chinese ploy. You find this in out of the way places. Be assured that Dalian is not a great place to be in the Winter time. It is extremely cold. The classrooms have little heat and the students wear coats. And you will have to also.