Looks like everyone has left this site, let alone China...

I don't know. Most I know about leave either because of a family or just plainly because your ability to build up your life is severely capped in China simply because you are a foreigner. 

I left about 9 months ago, but my wife is still in China due to her work. We are planning to move her over here in a year or so. I love China for small visits but living there is just wear and tear on your mental health. I believe many are leaving. 

For what I've seen and read over the last few years ot is the circle of life.
there is a rotation period about this time of year through to about September.
I think you will find many different reasons for the movement, from getting out before winter , end of contract, young children starting school
just to name a few .As for rule changes people will adapt and move forward

Yep. Teachers without the prerequisites for working in China legally are leaving. There is a demand for qualified teachers right now. My school is looking to hire two teachers but we haven't had any applicants. The pay and conditions are good but only two applicants so far - both men over 65.

Definitely yes and I can tell you first hand that employers start feeling the pain. Many schools now offer much higher salaries for Foreign teachers with virtually the same requirements (Native speaker, degree, etc...), especially in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

You can't blame people for leaving, so much cheating, lying and bullying in China. The supply of numb FOB graduates from the West couldn't last forever and news are spreading about all the abuses that Foreign teachers have to put up with in China.

So now you get employers whose entire business is based on having a Foreign face around, they are desperate for Foreigners more than ever before and they do realize that the best way to attract them is to offer more money.

Most offers that I receive today start at 15-18k and go all the way up to 30-35k for your regular ESL teacher, unimaginable a few years ago because the supply of Foreigners seemed endless, today they see the end and realize that the time has come to get serious about it.

I know some non natives without degrees from english speaking countries cant get z visa any more so i know many non natives are leaving.  And some natives with fake degrees are leaving. I also got better offers this year because of the visa rule changes. I cant complain about it.  I would like to know if you know where i can notarize my diploma for the next year?

I work 14 40 min classes, 50 office hours a week!, all for 13k.

I'm American, with a BA, 10 years of experience, and a CELTA.

I think I'm underpaid...

Before ESL teachers are easy to find. Most schools before hire only Caucasians even without a degree. But things has changed. With the new visa laws, the supply of foreigner teachers have decline. Foreigner with out degree will have a hard time finding a teaching job. Search for qualified teachers is getting harder.

I agree many schools are desperate for Qualified foreigner teachers more than before. They attract the experienced foreign teachers with higher salaries & more benefits. Competition to hire foreign teachers is stiff.

I am US Certified License Teachers. I teach A Level & AP Level multiple subjects. I have received job offers with higher salaries. It is Supply & Demand. There is a high Demand for Qualified foreign teachers but the supply is less.

This question makes me feel uncomfortable. Maybe it should be deleted?

I got new FEC (and RP extension) last week in Guizhou with computer files attached to my CV as usual.

I have original BA diplama with me in China, and School's rep. made photocopy, before she applied for the new FEC.

BA isn't authenticated!

where I am it is not required for extensions just a new FEC. Regarding how to get it authenticated, I just had mine done I used a company in the USA to do mine. $180. I am hitting my 5th year so I will need to leave and come back. Unsure of what that will bring.

That new law came and went pretty fast after the protest. So I feel you'll see teachers stay and a few teachers leave. I picture more staying and new ones coming in rather than teachers leaving.

@brejnev - can you tell the name of the USA company?

Many teachers are leaving China for sure. Some schools don't want to take the risk of hiring illegal teachers. If you are the principal who is enjoying your life , you won't risk to lose your job because of hiring illegal teachers . This year is the best year in China . 

Even African migrants are leaving China from Guangzhou . Who wants to stay in China illegally ?

answer to icnif77 who I am going to report ...you can read the last paragraph to see where you can report illegal teachers.

The state administration of foreign experts' affairs is set to release a set of guidelines designed to ensure that unqualified foreigners are not employed in schools and educational establishments. The old criteria no longer applies. China is now demanding better qualified, more competent English teachers, and by the end of the month the nation's top regulator of expat employment is expected to further raise the bar by implementing a tough application policy.

"Expats who want a job as an English teacher will have to obtain a teaching certificate in China, just as Chinese teachers do," said Qiu Xusheng, a senior official with the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.

The new policy has been designed to meet the ever-rising demand for high-quality foreign experts, Qiu said. Although he declined to reveal further details of the upcoming regulations, he said regulators at the provincial and municipal levels will be required to fully implement the new policy.

"Once we confirm that people have been hired illegally, we will report the facts to the relevant administrative departments, such as the public security department," he added. So this means there's going to be training and a test in the near future?