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@Scientist Sorry about the late reply. I have been trying to contact a friend of mine to find out how he resolved a similar issue to yours a few years ago. So far, no response yet.
This friend is an ABC, American Born Chinese. He's got some kind of backlog pay issue similar to yours. When the university in China offered him the postdoc position, they promised him a certain amount. After he got there, he found out it was a complicated set up. He and someone else shared a grant. The set up is strange to any foreigner. He got (I believe) 50K RMB$ the first year, but he had to give half of it to another person. The next year, it's that person's turn to get the 50K,
That person was supposed to pay him 25K. The problem, that person never paid. As you can guess, that person is local. I don't know the details. But, I do know he eventually resolved it by taking it up to someone high up
Your story reminded me his. I don't know if I can help you anything. I am in Taiwan. As you probably, it's a different world than mainland. Although we speak the same language, Chinese. The systems are different. I can't say which one is better.
I am afraid I might not be able to give you a good answer before the conference. So, please don't wait for me. I'll let you know if I have more info. In the mean time, we can use this chat to communicate. The chat room will be closed if not used for a long time. In that case, please ping me on the main site. We can always create another chat room to talk. Take care.
