# I'm going to China!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-china/197801>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 26, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-china/197801 "2003-08-26T18:29:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-china/197801/1 "2003-08-26T18:29:55Z")

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I leave for Reno tomorrow morning. I will be there until September 2, when I leave for China. If all goes well, I will return on September 16, with an agreement to consult for a Chinese company. This is, I fervently hope, the end of two plus years of unemployment.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-china/197801/2 "2003-08-26T19:09:00Z")

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Hey, good for you Louis! While employment is nice regardless of the location, as an added plus is this a place you’d wanted to visit?

I’m anxious to hear what the conditions will be like and, of course, if you’ll still have internet access so you can keep us appraised.

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**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-china/197801/3 "2003-08-26T20:45:09Z")

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We will be in Beijing from the 9th or 10th to the 14th, on our way to bring home our daughter. Where will you be in China?

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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-china/197801/4 "2003-08-26T20:58:54Z")

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Believe it or not, I don’t know where I will be—I fly into Bejeing and will be met by company officials. I will be given an entensive briefing in Reno before leaving, though, so I will probably know before I actually go. I’m really looking forward to it and yes, I would jump at the chance to go even if work wasn’t involved. I don’t know if I will be able to get connected to the internet or not. I understand it is pretty well government regulated in China. I’ll just have to see how it goes.

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**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-china/197801/5 "2003-08-26T21:19:53Z")

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OT: **NoCoolUserName** , are y’all adopting? If so, congratulations!