On the bright side the Chinese girls are gorgeous, don't you think? The food?.....you can survive on it as long as you don't mind monosodium glutamate(MSG) which they ladle out with gay abandon. The students always ask you if you like Chinese food- my answer is always "it tastes really bad!" I like to see their little faces. I always cook my own grub in China-also bake my own bread, so I have to make sure an oven (little one) is included, from Tesco or Carrefour in my contract. Even if you can get bread it's always too dry.

Baijiu, I can't get enough of it, which is just as well because I'm always being invited out by leaders- I generally stick to prawns and peanuts on these occasions since the round glass table looks like it's laden with the sort of stuff the Klingons eat in Star Trek.

No, never get involved in politics- i personally think they have a pretty fair government-no mean fete handling two billion people.

You have made some fair points, and I am enjoying this debate, I don't wish to detract from it. However, I would like to answer honestly to your points, if I may?

I don't think the girls are so gorgeous or more beautiful than say latin or russian girls, but each to their own, my main problem with Chinese girls is they lack curves, but horses for courses.

A bread oven isn't normally included, but the few places I have stayed the previous FT left one behind, either way a decent one can be had for 300 rmb so that is neither here nor there, just get them to stick it in your contract, or buy it and get them to refund it.

I'd be wary of baijiu for reasons I won't disclose on here, but you can email me about. I have a lasting health complaint as a result of it, I would also call into question the quality of the wine, except for good JV brands...

As for the government, I say we have a right to get involved. Why are Egyptians trying to throw off the yoke of a toady regime after only 30 years, but Chinese are so indifferent after being beat into submission in 1989 they that just prefer to let things be...a major difference I can't accept. People get the government they deserve, introducing capitalism doesn't equal freedom...