Hi! I'm Chris. I lived in China for 3+ years (2019–2021): 2 years in Beijing, 1 year in Shanghai, plus a month in Shenzhen working at a chinese company. I traveled to 38 chinese cities, tested 100+ hotels, and still visit chinese friends regularly.
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Quoted in their feature on Asia's best countries for expats. Shanghai has the biggest international community of any chinese city. Beijing has more cultural depth to me, but the expat scene there is just smaller.
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