Originally Posted by
moondog
I'm honestly inclined to go with 10x because it used to be possible to fly over here for $750. This isn't the case at present; we are confronted with a sacred cow. Is a China visit worth $2k, $5k, or $7.5k to you? I suppose I am fine with 7.5k myself, but this hurdle pretty much eliminates casual tourists, even if you can reduce it by half.
This also assumes you value your time at zero. For a lot of people, myself included, 2 weeks of my time is worth more than $7500. That's only $535 of time value per day.