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[FAQ China]

WHY DO THEY ALLOW TEACHERS TO WORK ON A TOURIST VISA? Uh, they don't. But Chinese are consumate pragmatists, and they are headed for shoukang. In China, spelled xiaokang. Deng told them, "Black cat, white cat. Makes no difference. If it can catch a mouse, it's a good cat." If you're in town for a few months guest lecturing, well, China needs English skills. Repeat, they are not letting you work on a tourist visa...got it? There is also the local pull factor. Pronounced gwahn$hee. In China, spelled guanxi. Mao tried to root it out early in his tenure. One of the first things Hu did when he took office was warn that he was serious about it. The people despise it. But it's been around for a long time. Xiaokang versus guanxi. Two competing value systems at work in Chinese society.

[beerdang]

Deng used his black cat theory to defend his economic reform.
Guanxi is just an important par of the Socialism with chinese characteristics. Got that?

[Roger]

I have to correct you - China with socialist characteristics!
Graft has nothing to do with socialism per se!