Why are China’s “Good Samaritans” seen as fools?

The death in October of a two-year-old girl who was run over by a van and then ignored by pedestrians and shop owners sparked outrage and public debate over a strange disconnect in Chinese society: while traditional Chinese culture is said to value compassion towards others and helping behaviors, in modern China the practice of ignoring those […]

Painfully cute baby at the Beijing Ikea

At the Changchun Train Station

Knowing how much to work for in China

The Problem: Knowing what a fair wage is for foreign teachers in China. ForeignTeacherPay.com was created to solve a simple, but important, problem: it is difficult for English teachers to know how much they should work for in China. There is no real minimum wage for foreign teachers, and pay varies based upon factors as diverse […]