tiger you could be right. This thing is known by various names. The current name is "FBI Identity History Summary Check". I searched several terms and always came back the link I posted above. I also tried to find a walk in address but all information indicates an address in West Virginia. Alternatively, you can deal with a FBI "channeler" with electronic fingerprinting and emailed reports. Best promised tine was 3-5 days.
There is a place to get authorized fingerprints in Beijing.
I am impressed. Getting fingerprinted usually takes a few minutes. I guess electronic fingerprints are handled a lot faster these days.
Here is a notice on the above link:
"On September 7, 2014, CJIS installed a new IT system. As a result of this installation, we are experiencing delays in processing. Please be assured that each issue is being identified and resolved as quickly as possible, but at this time anticipated processing time for an Identity History Summary is approximately 14-16 weeks. Allow additional time for mail delivery."
You have got a problem. First there is no such thing named "FBI no criminal check". You have an official asking you for a nonexistent, not required document which will take months to get even if you figure out how to get it. Your first problem is that you can't tell them this as it is a second hand request to you. Getting a "FBI Identity History Summary Check" done not easy. It requires you to be fingerprinted, not easy while in China. Go to this link for a start:
There is a lot in play here including 面子of petty officials. Be precise in your statements and questions. Be cool and tread lightly. Remember you need help,... please.
tiger, you are right. I disliked the walk=in ECs as it was the same numbing questions over and over. Other ECs with an agenda also seemed to require someone to be the facilitator, native English speaker, who carried the load.
I tried to get Chinese to explain things to me like hukou, or, "Do you want to: 1) stay single, 2) get married and have a child, 3) be a DINK family, or, do they gay thing? Try, "Would you marry someone who is divorced?"
I would research topics well. Knowing what questions to ask helps. Try to spark disagreements and let them talk to each other as long as it is in English.
Yes, I have had conversation, in a EC setting, asking Chinese to explain the Hukou System. The implications for Chinese society and China's economy are great. I find if it is a topic Chinese are familiar with then the effort is on expressing their knowledge in English.
Also have discussed China's labor law, pollution and food safety. I find that propaganda agendas produce strange discussions roughly divided into two groups: parrots and those that scoff.
BTW, I never pontificate but elicit letting Chinese speak and use English. Any information I use is sourced from China's media and is in English. I never inject Western news into these discussions.
Many years ago in Beijing on a very cold and windy winter day, I had to go to 中关村 (zhongguancun) to buy some camera stuff to take on Spring Festival. Walking out of the campus I ran into a student who was going there as well so I invited him to join me in the taxi ride. For some reason we could not get closer than 3-4 blocks to destination and were left with a walk facing North into the biting wind. No problem as my student turned guide and led me into a building and down stairs deep underground. We walked through huge underground rooms with high ceilings. I was amazed so the student took me down another level as we walked North,
My guess, after checking a map, was the we walked about 700 meters and the voids were about 80-100 meters wide. My guide told me this was a bomb shelter.
A few years later, these spaces were, in true Chinese style, were bustling with businesses. All partitions and fixtures were movable and temporary so it wouldn't take but minutes to restore most of the empty space. In some areas, escalators descended and rose and it seemed as if the buildings above expanded downward. In other areas, the huge void spaces remained empty.
Clearly a plan was in effect. I have no idea what it was and I had no interest in asking questions.
@bilingualexpat Thanks. My first trip into China was in 1984. Didn't get to Kunming in those days and probably wasn't allowed to go. Today's Chinese kids should see these photos. I am fortunate to have witnessed China's progress over 30 years.
Be aware they will push whatever they are selling. Some of the staff have no idea about the technical side of appliances.
I went there to buy a stove. I repeatedly told them I would be using bottled gas. They sold me a stove. When I went to my local gas guy, I learned there are at least three kinds of gas sold. Luckily, B&Q did not deliver as promised. I went back to the store and discovered they had sold me a stove they needed to be hooked up to the gas main. I got my money back.
The sales lady was almost in tears, 没有问题！I don't know if it a safety or design issue, but I would think B&Q would know and care.
Subway starts at 9am. I have no idea where to catch an airport express bus. Eight taxis refused to go to the airport. After almost an hour standing on Beijing Lu took a black taxi, this dude drives slower than my mother, 120 yuan.
Flight back was delayed so I learned the subway stops running at 6:10pm.
Getting a taxi back was easy, more taxis than customers. Taxi was 87 yuan including 1o yuan toll, airport to Beichen area. Yes, he took a longer route than necessary.
Kunming imagines being a gateway for international travelers. New airport but hard to get to and from it.
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Iconic Kunming landmark getting subterranean facelift
Posted byMany years ago in Beijing on a very cold and windy winter day, I had to go to 中关村 (zhongguancun) to buy some camera stuff to take on Spring Festival. Walking out of the campus I ran into a student who was going there as well so I invited him to join me in the taxi ride. For some reason we could not get closer than 3-4 blocks to destination and were left with a walk facing North into the biting wind. No problem as my student turned guide and led me into a building and down stairs deep underground. We walked through huge underground rooms with high ceilings. I was amazed so the student took me down another level as we walked North,
My guess, after checking a map, was the we walked about 700 meters and the voids were about 80-100 meters wide. My guide told me this was a bomb shelter.
A few years later, these spaces were, in true Chinese style, were bustling with businesses. All partitions and fixtures were movable and temporary so it wouldn't take but minutes to restore most of the empty space. In some areas, escalators descended and rose and it seemed as if the buildings above expanded downward. In other areas, the huge void spaces remained empty.
Clearly a plan was in effect. I have no idea what it was and I had no interest in asking questions.
Fulintang: Yunnan's oldest apothecary
Posted by@bilingualexpat Good to hear. This is great old building. I hope no one gets greedy enough to tear it down. 不拆！
Summiting Yunnan's majestic Haba Snow Mountain
Posted byI have to agree with @alien. New or borrowed boots can lead to misery and pain. Take care of your feet.
Gulls arrival in Kunming warrants special treatment
Posted by@bilingualexpat Thanks. My first trip into China was in 1984. Didn't get to Kunming in those days and probably wasn't allowed to go. Today's Chinese kids should see these photos. I am fortunate to have witnessed China's progress over 30 years.