I suppose there is some kind of political agenda behind your comment.

I am not an adventurous person and I actually debated whether to do the trip or not. I still only stay with big cities in China (and there are plenty). I find China a great place to vacation - it is relatively safe and cheap and Marriott points go a long way. It has a lot of the old stuff (although Chinese culture is best preserved in Taiwan) and the most modern of things (online payment system, for example ). It is foreign enough yet it is familiar enough (I went to Walmart today and had dinner at Burger King tonight).