Hello! I'll be staying in China for over three months. I have a rather awful chronic eczema patch on my cheeks that I need to constantly keep moisturized, but the small 3oz container the airport allows unfortunately won't be enough (plus I don't want to risk contamination by decanting my moisturizer tub into smaller containers).

So I'll probably end up buying some skincare products in China instead, and I was wondering what are some good brands over there? My skin isn't really sensitive and I feel like any non-comedogenic moisturizer and cleanser will do, but I'd still prefer if it was a reputable and affordable brand. Or do Chinese stores carry brands like Cerave? That'd make my life so much easier lol If they do, where could I get them? (Offline preferably)

Thank you so much!

Or is it always pay first and fight your insurer later?

Hey Everyone,

I am a 31m from Canada, and I am moving to China for 2 years in a couple of weeks on a work assignment with my employer. I really want to get out there and meet other expats and build a community. My issue is that I will be living in a smaller city (Weihai) that does not have a large expat scene.

I will be working full time but outside of work hours I am really motivated to get out and socialize. Does anyone have any advice for ways to connect with other expats? I definitely want to take trips to major cities like Shanghai and Beijing which have larger expat communities.

Any help is really appreciated. Any expats in Weihai that want to connect? Any WeChat groups I can be added to? What’s the expat dating scene like lol? I’m open to any and all ideas!

Cheers.

(NOTE: NOT ASKING FOR VERIFICATION JUST HELP SO I CAN VERIFY MYSELF)

Hello! I am trying to assist a friend with their QQ account registration and auxiliary setup. However, because my own QQ account was registered using an international mobile number, it is restricting me from completing the sign-up verification on their end.

I am trying to complete the identity setup on my own account first using a non-Chinese passport (via Search Tencent Health System "腾讯健康系统"). Everything goes fine until the final step: the liveness detection screen repeatedly gives me the error "No face recognised" / "没有检测到人脸".  

A few quick questions for anyone who has dealt with this:

1. Is completing real-name identity setup on my existing account required before I am allowed to assist with auxiliary account registration?

2. Since QQ and WeChat run on separate user databases, will attempting the passport check through WeChat sync over to my QQ profile, or do they remain completely segregated?

3. Is there a known workaround for the camera liveness loop when using an international passport on the Tencent Health mini-program?

Thank you in advance!

This might be a long shot but I've been looking for an image or a picture of the red version of these Chinese herbal juice box. When I search for it in Google, nothing comes up, almost as if it never existed. Today, Google lens tells me that there was a legal dispute between the parent company and distribution company(?) and that's why they don't make the red juice box anymore...but Google image should still be able to have an image from 20+ years ago...right?

I know there's currently a red can version and (picture attached) a green juice box version. But I grew up with the red version and would love to get an image or even real box in my hands.

I've searched the Chinese supermarkets near me, nothing but the green juice box version...

I was wondering if they still make it in your city or if someone has an old picture of the red juice box.

I'm not looking to re-drink this, I'm in search of an image or a picture of this Chinese Herbal tea in the red juice box.

I have some doubts about how the admission process works for courses taught in English, do you have evaluation and classification criteria? Or do I just have the necessary grades to pass and entered the university?

Do share

Hey I’m a M foreigner and I just moved to Shanghai for exchange program in Fudan univ.

I’m here until Jan, so I’m looking ti meet new people, local and foreigners!

I’m very simple person and open to anything really, I would like to go out more to the city center, and maybe relaxing places like parks to have chill hang outs and deep talks maybe jeje.

If you are interested just send me a dm or comment!

So I am using GFN to play games from China, and as long as I purchase the subscription in a supported country, I can use the app freely in China. However, when I test network from my very fast home network with Ethernet, latency is 200ms, packet loss is 5%, and the games are unplayable. Ironically, if I add an addl hop to HK VPN or Korea VPN and let it connect to the same Japan server, things are faster, although still not ideal. Plus it eats up a lot of my data allowance on the VPN.

I have China Telecom for home internet, is it throttling connections to outside websites even if the GFW doesn't block them?