Andy,

It's unlikely that your school will be able to attract quality FTs without raising salaries, reducing hours, and improving housing. You are competing with every other university in Fuzhou College Town for FTs in the dwindling cohort of FT applicants that meet China's new stricter requirements.

Many universities have simply allowed Chinese English teachers to teach oral English. Many other universities have chosen to use recruiters to provide FTs that are now working in China illegally. I know for a fact that other universities in Fuzhou College Town are currently doing both.

Your university's senior administration either will or will not empower the FAO department to improve the situation for FTs.

Negative or positive reviews on this on other FT forums are not the problem.