After living in china for most of my younger life, I laugh at the idea that they are going to send american pilots that do not speak Chinese to live in places where the people speak little engrish. I also laugh at the idea of management thinking anyone would want to go over there and live in the conditions they will be able to afford, might as well have a crash pad in dulles. One last thing, other Beijing, and HKG, and Shanghai, there is not much of a "american" or "western" culture or population. HKG would be great to live in but it's expensive.