Ken, thank you very much for your posting.

Yes, you raised a good questions. According to the Chinese government regulations. Native English speakers are required. However, the in real practice, non-native English speakers were also employed.

One university in Nanchang just hired a Filipino Teacher, Mr. OCA, who arrived in China just for two weeks and started to teach.

From our practice and understanding, the employers want to hire teachers with good English (pronunciation is the most important factor).

Thank you again for your sharing your thought, we appreciate it very much.