"Beijing is incredible peaceful compared to other international cities - and China is just an ocean of opportunities," he says.

As China's economy continues to grow, even though much lower than recent years, the influx of expat grows with it, especially if the foreigner has something to bring to the developing economy. China has become a paradise for skilled foreigners.

One of them is Peter Strijdonk. Like many visitors at the job fair, his mood is running high. The Dutchman moved to China just six months ago, and he is very enthusiastic about his new life.

"While a lot of people in Europe are very insecure about their future now, here you can feel a positive vibe everywhere," he says.

When Strijdonk came to China, he founded a consultant firm named Small Steps Coaching - and the move became a great big step for himself.

He would never have dared to start his own business in Europe he says.

Strijdonk visits the Chinajobs.com job fair for networking purposes and also to look at the very foreigner friendly job market, he says.

"When you look at China, there are great future prospects almost everywhere," says Strijdonk.

"There's energy, and there's room for initiative. If you want to reach a certain business goal, then you can do it."

For newly arrived foreigners, diving into a teaching job is the most popular starting point, but other opportunities arise, explains Flora Sheng from international removal company AGS Four Winds.

The Beijing branch of her company organizes about 50 removals per month.

At the moment only one third of them are moving in clients, but Sheng is convinced the peak of the crisis-driven expat exodus has already passed.

"At the dawn of the crisis many big international corporations sent their overseas employees and their families back home," Sheng says.

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