I'm sure a litany of complaints about China will be provided you. I'd like to provide some of the advantages of living in China.

1) China is experiencing a rapid historic transformation. If you have any interest in observing a society in transition, you will have a 'front row seat' if you live anywhere in China during this and the past decade. I am reminded of the U.S. in the 1960s.

2) If you are a moderately pleasant person, the vast majority of Chinese will be welcoming and helpful.

3) The price of living remains markedly lower than in most Western countries.

4) Personal safety is superior than in the United States and, I suspect, most of Europe.

5) The geographic diversity of China is stunning. I have been here over a decade but there remains many cities and sites that I must visit.

6) Trump is not president of China.