 While his international career grew from strength to strength Bayi struggled within the league until they were relegated at the end of the end of the 1998 league season.Jiang stayed for a short period before joining Tianjin Teda where he remained for three seasons before joining highly ambitious side Shanghai International in the 2003 league season in a season that saw his side just miss out on the league title.The next season saw him only make sixteen league appearances and drop from being the first choice goalkeeper.