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Hi all, I am planning a family trip and I am flying out of EWR to China, and then return.

I plan to book EWR-HKG-PVG on CX J, since there are 5 business award seats that open up. However, on the return, I'd like to fly back from TSN or PEK (TSN prefered) into NYC (EWR prefered) but don't know which *A partner to fly with. I am booking with UA miles.

I know EVA offers good business product, but I must book the flight 10-11 months out. I cannot wait until a few months before departure. Then I looked into TSN-ICN-JFK, but an overnight connection is involved at ICN, and I strongly prefer not to do that. Also PEK-NRT-ORD-EWR, but that's too many connections.

Any recommendations on how I can get from TSN/PEK to NYC? I prefer not to have overnight connections and prefer not to fly in/out at odds hours (late night/early morning).

Thanks in advance!