Expat Stories: Foreigners Living in China

Real stories of people who moved to China and stayed — foreign professors, musicians, curators, and families. Each story is annotated with the practical takeaways a newcomer can act on: which permits make a long stay possible, what university life looks like, and what daily life in cities like Beijing, Wuhan, and Dalian involves. Sources are linked throughout, including the original films from China's National Immigration Administration.

Published stories

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  • My Home in China—Where Hearts Belong Third film in NIA's "My Home in China" trilogy.

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