You haven't mentioned that there is also a problem with the vetting of applicants'
credentials. And in Ozzie's case, he managed to slip through the safety net because of
woeful checking of his credentials. So, in my view Ozzie shouldn't shoulder all the
blame. I would blame the Chinese for allowing themselves to be so easily duped. Some
might say you are a China apologist because of this

I mentioned that there are 4 bogus credentials that I know of held by foreign teachers in my past 4 employers. I don't see how that cannot be construed as a problem with the vetting of foreign teachers. Although I do often belabor the obvious, in this instance I did not.

Elementary schools in the U.S. are notorious for hiring maintenance staff who have prior sex-offender status. I would not suggest pedophile employees who managed to dupe the school administration with bogus resumes shouldn't "shoulder all of the blame" for obtaining a job working with children. In my view, personal responsibility for illegal and/or immoral behavior is not mitigated by institutional incompetence.

China doesn't need or want me to apologize for it. Neither does the U.S. I love the people of both countries and I despise a variety of political chicanery and aggressive international behavior of both governments. The distinction in my on-line and personal communication about both countries is my lifetime of participation and observation of the U.S. as a citizen and my brief experience living in China handicapped by my relative ignorance of Chinese culture and society due to my horrendous Chinese language abilities and my puerile U.S. education.

I don't often engage in conversations in this forum. I do thank you for your thoughts and insight on the Ozzie situation. It's a rare pleasure to have a reasonable and informed interaction here. I recognize that it is quite possible that the 'American' involved in the Ozzie event is a violent, equally non-credentialed rascal.