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I'm wondering if somebody could provide me a quick recommendation on this:

I want to send a letter from the USA to China and receive "official" confirmation that it's been delivered. This is cheap to do when sending a letter within the USA, but seems to add about $14 to the otherwise 98 cent postage if you're sending a letter from the USA to China.

Does anyone have a recommendation on a more affordable way to do this, or is the choice "hope it arrives" or pay the money?

Thanks.