To be fair I had a very bad experience many years back in Baotou, although that was at the time of the olympics. For some reason things seem to work differently there, although I have read beijing is cracking down now and sending many foreigners home, and guangdong has changed their policies some time back. By next summer, I think it will not be easy anywhere from what I am finding out, and FT's may well have to return home yearly, which would be a financial pain and strain indeed.