Well for a laowai, you just have to go out and have fun finding the girl/guy of your dreams.  Not only do you not have to deal with internet weirdos and "massage" escorts, but it's actally easier to use your foreign face person to person compared to setting up an account and writing emails.

Yes , my coworker said he looked on a site prior to coming to China even and had girls lined up . The name was something like Badoo or Baddoo (not to be confused with Baidu).

I met my girl online 2 years ago. That's actually what started my China adventures. We're getting registered at the marriage office next week so I'd say it worked out pretty well. Here's 2 tips to be more successful at internet dating. Be the same age as the woman you have your eye on and don't be rich. Seriously. 

i met a few girls online it was good. chineselovelinks was great there's a chinese site i will try jiayuan something like that they have speed dating parties around the country

i could not agree more about the age thing
also comunication is important to . I met my wife on a dating site 6 years ago and I could not be happier.
 my wife is an English teacher and speaks better English than me (most people over the age of 3 do)
I think it would have been more difficult if she didn't
but all in all the same dating rules apply who ever you meet
take your time and have some fun