To the OP....., your experience is too low to be competitive for those 20K+ contracts you are referring to....., those are mainly in China and precisely because of the pay, they have quite a bit of applicants.
I would suggest that you try for the less desirable non-rated DEC contracts out there and get some experience on the A/C, then try your luck in China again.
Best of luck.
Thanks Frank... you sound about as useful as my soon to be Chinese FO.
One thing that I would recommend about Asia in general and not just China..., don't make assumptions! Asia isn't any different than any other country in terms of proficiency in the cockpit, many of the local pilots out here are actually quite good.