Billp1 - I certainly did not intend to offend anyone regarding living in China or dealing with its nascent civil law system. As a (happily, retired) corporate lawyer, I am greatly weary of the broad scope of civil liability in the U.S. and hope that China does not become another ambulance chaser society, while also hoping that it develops a decent sense of legal responsibility for genuine wrongs.

Our visits to China have been among our fondest travel experiences; and we look forward to more of them, including panda hugging. But would we ever want to live there?? - hmm, No...