There have been major arrests of both the Vice President and Party Secretary at a leading university at Nanchang, Jiangxi province connected with the aeronautical industry. It is rumored that more arrests may follow, particularly at other leading Nanchang universities, as arrests are linked to the scandal of the new university campuses built at Nanchang's new area. It has been alleged that a large amount of cash, perhaps as much as ten million, has been recovered from a property connected with the arrests.

Absolutely none of this surprises me in the least. In that crappy city, a taxi driver from Jiujiang told me he hated Nanchang ren, and the city itself does not have a good reputation as a decent place to live, too industrial, too polluted, too mired in mao era thinking and obfuscation....Personally, I detest that city as I have stated before, it has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

Yes, the men involved in education especially the leaders ARE corrupt. It is perhaps more prevalent than in other parts of China, and I suspect I know to which universities you are referring here. Those campuses are a red herring for prospective FT's as you will be stuck 1 and half hours in the middle of nowhere, with absolutely nothing to do. The winters are also terrible in Nanchang, which means the boredom factor and isolation will be very harsh, unless you are content being a "shut in".

Avoid, avoid, avoid, and I hope that all these horrible [edited]