Originally Posted by
JamesBond
How desperate are they? Walk in with your 330 type which they probably need desperately and tell them $750,000 USD or no deal. If they want you, they pay. It is a CONTRACT gig, and you negotiate it for yourself. I think it would be fun just to see what their limit is.
"Oh, and tax free as well. However that has to be accomplished, and it is your problem. I have a job, and you need me."
Or you don't.
You need to understand Chinese business practice and ethics (or lack thereof).
In China an employment contract only protects the employer, who is free to make changes at will with or without the employee's permission. Negotiate anything you want, it doesn't mean they will honor it.
Employee's roles are to make the employer money. Employees should be grateful that the employer hired them and lets them continue to have a job. And the boss is always right, never ever question them.
And in Asian culture, the teaching technique is through fear and intimidation. They believe if you ridicule and punish, the student will learn. Remember that when you go to training. The Instructor is a god walking the earth and shall be treated as such.
Oh, and if you don't like any of this? Good luck in taking them to court over your contract. Foreigners have less rights than do nationals.