Hey Reddit - hoping I can get help on something that's proven to be pretty traumatic for my girlfriend.

She was born in China and moved to the U.S. when she was four years old. Recently, she lost her Chinese Passport as well as some other documents like her Birth Certificate and U.S. Passport.

She called her parents and let them know what had happened, and they claimed that she will never be able to return to China now. Is this true? Is there some restriction we're not aware of?

Given the nuance of her being born in China and having two passports, I wasn't sure about some of the results available on Google. I thought it would make more sense to get input from those who may have had somewhat similar experiences or relevant context.

Thank you <3

Question about Chinese PLA ranks post 1965 but pre 1985 restoration

Hello all,

What is the modern equivalent of a “company level cadre” (连级干部). My grandfather was drafted in the PLA in 1966, but all ranks were abolished the year before. He served as a medical surgeon and translator. My uncle said he also served as a platoon leader.

Originally from zhengzhou so will be going there and luoyang where some family are. I hear zhengzhou is basically like a bus station. But please recommend !

Is anyone applying for the 2024 school year for TONGJI undergrad~

Hey guys I am planing to go on a trip to china with some friends this august. Since it would be our first time in China we are not really experienced travelers but we made the following plan: Day 1-4 Beijing Day 5-6 Xi'an Day 7-9 Chengdu Day 10-11 chongjing Day 12-14 shanghai The idea is to use mostly the bullet trains and from chongjing to shanghai we fly. I was just currious if this plan is realisitic and what apps would be helpful to make sure the trip doesnt end in a disaster😅

Hi! Not sure if this is the correct subreddit for this question but I am going to meet my two Chinese boss here in my country and they asked to meet for lunch. I just want to ask on how can I accommodate them, do I give them a gift or my country's delicacy? What can we talk about over lunch?

Their purpose of visit is to establish an office here in my country and I believe they will be just staying here for two days. Any advice would be great 🙏

Animal abuse has become a bigger issue the past few years. Groups of people are kidnapping and adopting hundreds of cats to torture them in ways I can't even describe for pleasure and money. Chinese citizens and even people all over the world are protesting, begging China to punish these people, but to no avail.

How come the government doesn't care?

Scrolling through WeChat livestreams, I see streamers having a few thousand gifts. I'm assuming this is how viewers are donating to the streamer. How much are these gifts worth?

Another question I have is that it also shows how many people watched. Is this translation correct, in that it is a past tense, or is it meant to mean the current amount of viewers?

My final question is one regarding women. It's common in North America for women to embellish their lives through social media, and I assume China is no different. I will see attractive (whether fake or not) streamers with their expensive lifestyle videos, but would a woman be livestreaming even if she was significantly wealthy, or is streaming an obvious sign that they are faking it?

Thank you.

Could someone assist me in finding suppliers or sourcing agents for importing ready-to-wear summer clothing from China? I'm specifically interested in wholesale options, not custom manufacturers.

Hi all, my brother and I are going to Beijing, Zhangjiajie, Yangzhou, Guilin, and Shanghai next month. I am concerned about his severe peanut allergy in the middle cities since they may receive less western tourists with such allergies.

I don’t know much about these areas at all tbh. Can anyone comment on how risky it will be to eat out at restaurants in these areas? We don’t speak any mandarin, and he has had incidents in Vietnam where likely they didn’t realize you had to wash the pan after cooking with peanuts in it, as there were no actual peanuts in the food he ate.

Hello, so next week I'm going to Beijing for 4days and i was wondering what can i (M27) do there alone.

I like touristic sites, maybe some signature places to try the Chinese culture food, a pub or something to get a drink at night, and so on.

if you know any tips and tricks would be great! even like if there is certain apps i should download ahead before getting there.

Thank youu!

Hi everyone!

I’m a Turkish Catholic who lives in Turkey.

Even though I’m a graduate of Japanese literature my career path somehow made me to learn Chinese and go to China etc. So I’m more interested in China than Japan.

Even in Japan Christians aren’t very welcome so I understand that Chinese may not welcome Christias as well.

However as much as I can see there are a lot of black propaganda on this topic.

So I beg your help to understand what is the situation of Catholics in China.

Hello so I got accepted into both Xian Jiaotong Liverpool and Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen. Money is not an issue, can you guys tell me which is the better university?

My wife and I are vegetarian so being able to have a hearty meal without fear of surprise meat is difficult in China; one staple is those places where you can pick out all your ingredients and they just fry it up for you with málà spices (yes, we're aware that it's all cooked in the same cookware and bits of meat can find themselves into our bowls, not a big deal). But how do I find those type of restaurants? I have Měituán on my phone, but I am not good at using it to locate restaurants, can someone let me know if there's a better app, or which buttons I need to tap in Měituán to find options for that kind of cuisine around me?

Xìexie!

Hey everyone, I am currently an exchange student on a visa in South Korea. I am from the US but I am hoping to go to Shanghai after my semester ends. Does anyone know if the process is complicated since I would have to apply for a visa from Seoul? Also, do I still need a visa even though I would only be staying for a week?