Originally Posted by jsloan

It can be worth pricing out, anyway. Some fares are starting to add minimum stay requirements that make this less attractive. But, yes, that's precisely how you'd do it. (United.com will even return these itineraries sometimes without any actual searches -- you'll see a fare that's considerably cheaper if you have a transfer somewhere, and this is why).

Note that you would need permission to enter China if you were to purchase that particular itinerary.