Think of your ambition this way: Would a 200hr Chinese pilot with no residency permit, but who spoke fluent Swedish, get a sponsorship for an F/O job with a Swedish carrier?
This is what I tried to tell him but he didnt listen.
The reason why they bring in expat pilots on contract is so that their local pilots can learn from the experienced expat. You wont have much to offer being a 200 hour pilot with fluency in Mandarin. The locals already know how to speak Mandarin, so what benefit will you have to offer them?