First, China is a great country of facinating history and excellent people.
In no way is this post attempting to humiliate China as a nation.
This post simply tries to explain why you will be valued and respected more if you do not work in China as an actuary.

1. Persoanl achievement.
a. if you want to help people, do not work in China. Because the insurance market in the US a lot bigger. You get to help more people if you move to the US.      _

b. If you want to make money, do not work in China. The starting salary in the US is about TEN times higher than it is in China and you get promotions faster in the US.

c. If you want to work fewer hours, do not work in China. In the US, actuaries working in the insurance industry very rarely work more than 40/week. In china, you might end up working 80 hours/week and get paid 1/10 of what your peers working in the US get.

d. If you want to have a good lifestyle, do not work in China. In the US, life is simply easier. Being an actuary, you will be able to afford a big house, a big happy family, very good healthcare, very good educations for your kids and a lot more. Generally, working in the US saves you many hassles in life you have to deal with in China.

e. If you are ambitious, do not work in China. America is a country of opportunites. If you have true wisdom, you will easily become a billionair. Think about Bill Gates, Mark Zukerburg, larry page, steve jobs... They are all from America. If you want to do something big, stay away from China. Come to America!

f. If you hate corporate politics, do not stay in China. We all know politics suck. But how to get rid of it? Well, you might never be able to get rid of it! But moving out of China and starting over in the US might allow you to stay farther away from the nasty corporate politics.
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g. If you like being a leader, do not work in China. In the US, your leadership skill and expertise in actuarial science will ganrantee you a success that nothing you get in China is paramount to. If you are a leader, come to America, commit yourself to a good cause and get yourself ready for a real success!


2. Corporate Enviroment:



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So why do actuaries still work in China?
Maybe they love China. Maybe they do not know what the world is like outside China.
What else can it be? Well there must be many reasons. If you are aware of any other reasons,
follow my post and say what you think. I will be happy hear more opinions!

By the way, I love opinions!
I enjoy discusscions! So feel free to post anything you want to say.
I will greatly appreciate it!


Most importantly, depite all of these drawbacks above, I still believe China is a great nation and hopefully you too!!!