Exit Strategy

Huzzah!

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March 24th 2015
I travelled via bullet train to Shanghai yesterday to collect Sammy's citizenship certificate and begin his passport application process. I had a bureaucratic problem, which I won't bore you with, but long story short, instead of waiting for Sammy's passport to be issued and then potentially having to travel back to Zhengzhou, the Australian consulate has kindly agreed to issue Sammy with an urgen ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more