The old adage "You can't fight City Hall" seems to apply here. The truth is, you can fight City Hall.

First off, the bureaucracy takes delight in shuffling papers. Part of that shuffling involves moving things to the bottom of the pile. Part of it is fully utilizing the circular file. In China it is a game that they contentedly play as a substitute for Mah Jiong or Chinese Chess. And of course there's the aspect of them fully enjoying their little power positions. But that's why I mentioned that you have to keep pushing them. Most of the sleazeballs who rip off Ft's are aware that you have recourse, but they're equally aware that most Westerners won't bother to jump through multiple hoops for a few thousand kwai or some inconveniences that we can put behind us by returning to what they consider is our plush lifestyle back home. Sadly, they're right - at least about the hoop jumping aspect. Never-the-less, as it turns out, those that do have the stomach for it, can actually come out ahead or at least even.

Yeah, you can fight the b******s, but only by realizing that time is not your enemy.