Again, as I said in another thread, the ONLY legitimate way to avoid problems with China internships is to hook up directly with the major international companies that offer them for free.

Thanks for raising this important point which I just confirmed with my Chinese lawyer friend is true. Major changes were made in the visa laws in 2013 and the cops went from being flexible and reasonable (pre-2013) to no-tolerance super strict (after September of 2013). According to my friend the changes were made because some American teachers raped a few girls including a teacher's assistant, and a British pedophile was on the loose in China for over two years. Now foreigners need background checks if they are not just regular tourists on an L visa (good for 30 days).He also said they will soon be requiring background checks for interns as well. BTW... what G*2c does is not unique in the China internship market. All the gray and black companies must also tell their interns to lie to the authorities since they are not authorized to sponsor Z or Q1 visas legally required to intern in China. Last year I met three interns at a bar celebrating their last night in Beijing because they got busted with the wrong visas. They said they were treated better by the cops than by their internship company who did not even accept their calls after they were arrested. I don't remember now if it was Gi2* or one of the other 10 companies that push the same or very similar internship scheme.They will make sure you get the right visas and the $3,700 you save can be spent traveling on weekends to some great UNESCO tourist sites in China. See http://chinainternshipreviews.wordpress.com If you do go to China always bring extra cash because your western credits will not work at most places and if you do get in any trouble, the police always want cash - not plastic. Can you guess why?