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[quote=JSUMMERS83,291053]Interesting situation you have there.  The answer to your question, and I sense you already know this, is that no, you shouldn't break your contract.  Whatever kind of employer this is stuck their neck out by buying you a ticket over here and that's not something I've heard done often (many companies reimburse the money for tickets once their employees arrive, though).  The fact remains that you have signed a contract and to break that contract is wrong.

So option number one is to just stay with your first contract and make the best of it.  Chances are you'll like the location more than you first realized.  This doesn't mean you're stuck, though.  Your second option is to contact the school and explain the situation.  Obviously don't expect them to pay for your flight ticket or your visa, though.  There is a chance that they would understand and I'm sure they would appreciate it much more than if you skipped out on them.  If they release you from your contract and this "better" school hires you, hopefully you can use that same flight to get you to the new location, otherwise you might just have to eat that money.

As far as the visa goes, someone else might have to answer that question.  I think you could use that visa being processed now to still get in the country but that changes would have to be made by people from the new school when you actually arrive here in China.  Again, someone else will respond with a better answer for that.  Whatever you do, try not to break your contract, especially before you've even arrived here![/quote]

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