Originally Posted by
The Lev
If you are looking to maximize miles to China, you could always fly via Europe (LH/LX/TK) to PEK or PVG then catch a local Chinese flight to CTU.
I will be flying Y. LH/LX/TK gives no TK miles to cheaper fare buckets.
I've decided to fly YYZ-HKG/PEK-YYZ on AC instead (no YQ when flying into HKG) and make a mini vacation to RGN first on KA/CX, and use KA to CTU using avios.