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5 things you must experience in Xinjiang

– Anybody who has lived abroad knows that having friends and family come to visit is both a blessing and a curse. It’s a lot of fun to introduce them to your foreign home but also quite a bit of work to keep them happy and entertained.

Having lived in Xinjiang, the largest and westernmost region in China, for almost 10 years now, there have been a number of times where family have come to visit. The longer we live here, the more I notice the one thing I love most about hosting travelers in Xinjiang: seeing my home through fresh eyes. Read More »

Unhappy pregnancy test

Expat Advice: Having an abortion in China

– I just wanted to share my story in case (like I was) there is another female expat out there looking for information on the experience of having an abortion in China. I was frantically searching the web for information on this when I found out I was pregnant here and found next to nothing, so … Read More »

Kay with Xiao Gou

The Reinvention of an Expat Trailing Spouse

– In early 2003, I arrived in China burned out and disillusioned from my corporate position in a small company that had just been taken over by a large corporation. My last days there were spent watching long term managers escorted out of the building clutching paltry severance packages. I couldn’t get out of that toxic environment fast enough. With my expectations high, I gladly signed on as a trailing spouse and vowed to spend our proposed assignment sitting back and enjoying the stress-free life of a pampered housewife. Read More »

Help Out: Lili and Little Wolf

– Greetings, Lost Laowai readers! I am Little Wolf, though some of you that have been around for awhile might remember me as Lang-Lang from the old Sinocidal crew. Ryan has been kind enough to allow me to hijack his blog in order to help a little girl. Perhaps many of you are already aware of … Read More »

5 (+1) major Job trends in China that should alert you

– The latest Gallup survey says that Americans are more pessimistic about their job market while Chinese are more optimistic about theirs. Therefore, it’s a good time to understand the latest job trends in the Chinese job market and see if there is real reason for these results. Trend #1 – Naked Quitting As many as … Read More »

Unemployed in China: A response to “Go East, Young Man”

– This is a response to Jonathan Levine’s article on working in China, “Go East, Young Man“, published on January 8. After writing this response, I found that someone had written an insightful blog post at the singularly named dontmovetochina.com (written about a month before Jonathan Levine’s). I highly recommend reading said post for more details … Read More »

Delta Rats

– Recent chatter on the sinoblogosphere has brought to my attention a rivalry of which I’d previously been unaware. Now living in Shanghai, I am all to familiar with the idea that there are two parts of China, namely Shanghai and then the countryside. And I also know there’s much talk about whether Beijing or Shanghai … Read More »

5 Tips for Staying Sober in China

– “Sober?” you say. “What in heaven’s name makes you think I want to stay sober in China?” I admit that the following advice doesn’t apply to a large portion of foreigners in China, but hear me out. Whether you’re someone who never drinks, who only drinks socially, or one whose blood-alcohol level should be renamed … Read More »

It’s Time

– Perhaps it was in the strictest sense an unlawful gathering; maybe they were naive. But the people who were assembled in Tiananmen Square on this day in 1989 formed a cross section of Chinese society. From farmers to teachers, students to shopkeepers, and factory workers to intellectuals, all were looking to their government to fulfill … Read More »

Book Review: Managing the Dragon

– Managing the Dragon provides very good insights into what was needed in the 90s to bring a successful fund into China to build a world-class Chinese automotive components company. The author, Jack Perkowski, started out as a successful Wall Street investment banker. After twenty years, he took an interest in China and moved his family, … Read More »

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