Work permit for recent graduates

I am a recent graduate from a Swiss university (nationality Russian). I wanted to work in China. However after a successful interview with a major Chinese company I was informed that recently the new law was establish. The law states that the foreign worker should have at least 3 years of work experience in order to apply for Z type. Here i would like to ask if internship and freelance work is counted. And if this law is valid for all mainland, or there are areas/cities that are exempt.
Thank you