You should read the treaty benefits under article 19 for detail info. 

I heard about that some one claimed this treaty in your case. just like the treaty article 20, $5000 can be apply to students come in usa with F1 visa, those came in with F2 or other visa but transfered to F1 may not be able to claim article 20, but still some ones successfully claimed. so my point is that it is depands, depands on whether you want to take the risk and try it or not.

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 Article 19, Teachers, Professors and Researchers, of the U.S.   People s Republic of China Treaty, provides that a resident of a Contracting State who goes to the other Contracting State for the primary purpose of teaching, lecturing, or conducting research at an accredited educational institution or scientific research institution in that other State will be exempt from tax in that other State on the remuneration for such activities for a period of up to three years in the aggregate. The exemption provided in this article is not available if the research is not undertaken in the public interest, but for the private gain of a specific person or persons. This article is excepted from the "saving clause" of paragraph 2 of the Protocol, so its benefits are available to persons who otherwise qualify even if they become U.S. residents. For more information, please refer to Publication 901, Tax Treaties. . Publication 901 is only a quick reference and is not a complete guide to all provisions of every income tax treaty. You can get complete information about treaty provisions from the taxing authority in the country from which you receive income or from the treaty itself. You can obtain the text of most of the treaties at www.irs.gov/businesses/international. You can also obtain the text of most of the treaties at the following address: Department of Treasury

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