Instead, the Middle East should be where you do your job searches.

Quite Right. I do actually prefer the chill out jobs in China. Be forewarned that the middle east will not let you drink or date women as easily, in some cases, you can risk imprisonment for doing so. But as you say, the salaries are the big draw. A year done in the middle east, will let you live for 2 in china without working, or let you take a holiday to thailand in the bitterly cold and damp chinese winter, while other broke FT's are hunkering down, eating rice and watching movies inside a flat running up the heating bill. But good post foxy man!!!!