Dream jobs are now in China

Once considered a land of opportunity, November 2010's US Bureau of Labor Statistics show that there is only one job for every five unemployed US citizens today, so it is not surprising that a growing number of US jobseekers are uprooting themselves to look for work in China.

"I loved being in China when I came to study back in 2008-09, but also workwise, I got squeezed out in the States," explains Kong, 31, whose $12-an-hour substitute teaching job in San Francisco gradually vanished.

Already fluent in Cantonese and learning Mandarin, he took his chances and moved to Beijing in October 2010. After searching in a variety of sectors, he found a position with GuocoLand China, a multinational real estate development company.