Chinese flow control is spectacular..........before you know it....8 hour delay.....no-one even blinks........
Its a chronic problem when flying shorthaul, especially along the Eastern corridor.
However getting and keeping a job in China is not easy, by anyones book.
They treat failures like we do, maybe having an average sim. Where we would get pissed off in the bar that night and try to do better; the Chinese will just fail you, then roster you for another sim session.
They do this without batting an eyelid. Even experienced Boeing pilots will have to do base training in the real jet; i.e 6 landings in a 737/787/777...... what do you think the cost of this is - several tens of thousands of dollars?
Well, the Chinese instructor, if you don't do 6 greasers on your first time handling this new jet, will just fail you - and you will be back doing touch and go's a few weeks later.........just like that - money thrown out the window....
Training doesn't really exist - it just depends on the mood of the checker on the day.....roll the dice....