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Talk to any group of assorted foreigners in China and you’re bound to hear a different “China story” from every single one. We've looked at some of the reasons foreigners choose to come and work in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
People have always gone to where their skills are most in demand, and from the California gold rush to the Chinese market boom, people will also go wherever the economy is thriving. Despite China’s recent economic slowdown, there are still plenty of money making opportunities. “There’s definitely the feeling that this is where the money is now,” says expat Maribel, whose friends back home in Spain, also in their mid-twenties, are “struggling on a thousand Euros a month, if that.” She sees China as an investment: though the “unsociable hours” of her ESL job can occasionally be frustrating, her unconventional schedule also leaves her plenty of time to work on her Mandarin, a skill that coupled with the high salaries earned by many ESL teachers makes China “the best option for now.” It’s a feeling that is shared by Loubna, 24, from Morocco, who is also balancing Chinese study with ESL work.
http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/thread-1423998-1-1.html
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