[HenryBemis]

> "When an employer was initially interested, they often backed out once they realised I was based in Beijing."

Yes, of course. You/that person may be the best & nicest on the planet, and/but we 'have decided' that 'China is the enemy and cannot be trusted'. So of course your CV will be discarded.

Also.. you pull something (criminal/damaging) off, where will they find you and keep you accountable? China will never extradite you to any country to be imprisoned. Is this a joke? Doesn't the person realize this at all? Is this person naive/5yo or just says shit for the clicks and the LOLs?

[janstice]

Or rather; the candidate didn’t have a visa, the employer would need to jump through a bunch of hoops, then a multi-month wait, OR can just hire one of the many on-shore candidates available on the market.

I think previously these sorts of offshore people were picked up by big bodyshop contractors, who could reliably place someone (and afford to have someone on the bench for a few weeks if needed) - since a massive bunch of government contracts were cancelled over the last few years this mode has dried up.

[decimalenough]

This is not specific to China, any foreigner's application will likewise end up in the bin. (Australians are excepted, because they have reciprocal work rights.) Few companies want to go through the uncertain and expensive hassle of sponsoring visas, waiting for them to relocate etc unless they really have no other options.