The Chinese Embassy website details the various visas they offer.

The biggest online job site in China.

AmCham-China represents US companies and individuals doing business in China.  Learn about the business visa and health insurance services they offer, read their several publications, search their directory of member companies, and browse their job and internship listings.

The Beijinger is Beijing’s premier English-language site with all kinds of classifieds.  This links to their internships.

I’ve linked to their Shanghai site, but Craigslist is operating in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen.

The best website to find job and internship listings from the nonprofit world.  However, be aware that internship listings may be actual job listings or listings from internship placement programs.

iHipo features international job and internship listings from around the world.  This links to their Chinese listings.

Search Shanghai Expat’s jobs classifieds for jobs and internships.  They even have a company list.

One of China’s leading online job sites.  Search for internships and full-time jobs from around all of China on the English version of this website.

They offer both a Summer Internship/Study Program and a Young Professional Internship/Study Program.  You can choose between Beijing or Shanghai, and participants typically receive a salary.  Accommodation costs are included in the Summer Program ($4700-$5750) but are not included in the Young Professional Program ($2170-$2650).

ELI places students on 1 to 6 month long internships in Shanghai in a variety of industries.  The total fee is $1095 and includes placement, airport pick-up, orientation, activities, and an in-country coordinator.  It does not include accommodation but housing assistance is available.  Stipends are available for some internships, but require a 3 month minimum placement.  Make sure to apply at least 2 months in advance of your desired start date.

IES Global offers a Media Internship, Corporate Internship, and Hospitality Internship for up to 6 months, with prices starting at about 1300 Euros.  They can for arrange accommodation and Mandarin language courses for additional fees.  Only Hospitality interns receive some sort of stipend.

The program fee is 4125 Yuan, which is equivalent to about $600.  This includes internship placement, visa assistance, housing arrangement assistance, airport pick-up and drop-off, and an orientation.  Housing is not included in the fee.  Apply at least 2 months before your desired start date.

The program fee of 630 Euro includes a 3 month internship placement in Beijing, mandarin classes, visa assistance, housing arrangement assistance, airport pick-up, cultural activities, and more.

• Most internship placement programs offer accommodation assistance, but in case you need to find housing for yourself, here are some places you may want to look:

AsiaExpats.com- Beijing Apartments– WWW

AsiaExpats is a resource for expats, professionals, and executives living in Asia.  These link to the apartments and property link on their website.

I’ve linked to their Shanghai site, but Craigslist is operating in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen.

Expatriates lauds itself as the “online community for expatriates.”  It functions like a classifieds for countries around the world.  This links to the China apartment listings.

Find apartments and houses for rent in many Chinese cities.

A great resource for finding basic country information on countries around the world.

This new resource functions not only as a bilingual dictionary, but also features a calendar of Chinese holidays and festivals, useful phrases, cultural notes, sample letters and emails, word games, AND you can hear each word spoken by clicking on the icon next to the word.  Turn your speakers up!

This website is written from the viewpoint of foreigners in China but gives useful information and an idea of what life in China is like.

A comprehensive business travel, telecommunications, and business culture reference that provides information such as business culture, being a businesswoman, essential terms to know, and much more!

Country-specific information about job search resources, employment trends, work permits and visas, applications guidelines, cultural advice, and more!

This organization is composed of 250 companies that do business in China, and seeks to expand the U.S.-China commercial relationship.  There is invaluable information here, from a China briefing book, facts and statistics, and a wealth of great links.

To generate a list of international companies, select ‘Advanced Search.’  Under ‘Content Area’ select ‘Company Profiles/Products.’  To specify location, select ‘State/Country’ from the drop-down menu. To specify industry, select ‘Industry Description,’ ‘SIC code,’ or ‘Keyword’ from the drop-down menu.

Use this electronic company directory to create lists of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countires and Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S. It’s easy to use and searchable by country, industry and much more!