What's the "2 years experience" stipulation exactly?

Do you need 2 years experience of teaching English, or just 2 years since your bachelors?

This post (2016) by EF doesn't mention it at all.

It seems like the only qualification necessary to teach in China where round eyes, white skin and being a native speaker. Experience , academic qualifications were of no consequence.

This of course is very frustrating and insulting for someone like the op and others who have worked hard to gain their degree and teaching certs.

Its positive that the rules have change but so many still work illegally so it doesn't affect them.

As for losers , it does sometimes seem that there are a lot of loser foreigners in China . Its s much higher representation than would be in their native countries. A lot of foreigners make me cringe here, with their behavior. The beijinger website attracts a lot of disrespectful idiots.

What kind of place do you work? I hate to say it, but if you're working in a private English school teaching children then you're probably going to come across some low-lifes. It doesn't mean everyone is like that, or that kind of work should be looked down on, but it's just the nature of that particular private enterprise.

If you're serious about teaching English as a second language then I recommend getting a recognised qualification. I don't know much about that sort of thing, but a search for "CELTA" or "TESOL" should be a start. If you have a Master's degree in teaching English as a second language, you should be able to get a job working on some sort of pathway programme teaching EAP or something similar. That should put you in touch with a "higher calibre" of expat.