Mine is fine as well. If you're not able to set it up, it may be that you haven't set up your account for online banking, or that the name does not quite match what you put in. This is a common problem with non-Chinese names. In Chinese bank systems, they are case-sensitive, and they may or may not have put the spaces in the right place. Double check your online account, or head down to the bank branch for assistance.
US citizen services responded yesterday.
They can forward any state absentee ballot or federal write-in absentee ballot to the US via diplomatic pouch.
The ballots must be in a postage-paid envelope for mailing within the US.
They warn it can take 3-4 weeks for full delivery, so check your state election board website for the absentee ballot deadline (also, many states allow you to vote via email or fax these days).
To use the consulate service, mail your ballots to:
Attn: ACS/Vote
美国驻成都总领事馆
四川成都市领事馆路4号
中国 610041
(28)8558-3992
The US Citizen Services office at Chengdu has a WeChat group for US citizens in Yunnan. We asked them there. They usually don't respond during office hours for security reasons (no Chinese phones in the office), but they've been pretty responsive since they set up the group.
The rule for taking money out of China is US$5,000 or equivalent. I have taken more with no problems, but that's just luck.
You can bring more than $10,000 into the states, but you need to file a FinCen form beforehand and declare it at the border. There is no import duty on properly-declared money.Note that the total is "per family," not per individual. If you travel with your SO or other family member, and each carries slightly under $10,000 to avoid declaring, you risk having all the money seized at the US border.
Chinese citizens can legally purchase and wire up to US$50,000 out of the country per year, but may be prosecuted if found doing so on behalf of others to get around currency limits.
You can also withdraw money using your Chinese bank card abroad, though not all ATMs accept them. Make sure you don't have one of those crappy ICBC cards with no magnetic strip, or you may be out of luck. I believe there has recently been a cap of RMB 100,000 per year placed on foreign withdrawals from Chinese cards.
The current information handed out by the Chengdu Consulate only covers dropping off the ballot cards at the consulate building.
I have asked American citizen services about the possibility of mailing them to Chengdu from here. They haven't given an answer yet, but said they would clarify, hopefully later today. I will come back with their answer.
Keep your ballot deadline in mind. The Consular pouch service takes three weeks to arrive in the states from Chengdu, and then up to another week from the US location to the various states.
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Right next to my office, so I eat here pretty often. The place has a nice garden design with lots of outdoor seating for nice days.
A nice menu of Western food with solid brunch choices, fresh fruit juice mixes, and good salads. The burger is also very good.
Excellent Thai food served in a beautiful art deco setting. The bar is also top notch, with great cocktails, whiskys and cigars.
When the weather is good, try to get a table on the rooftop garden, which offers views of the Bird and Flower market.
May be a little pricier than some of the other Thai restaurants in town.
An exciting new gallery space built from an old factory warehouse in the Paoluda Creative Industry Park. Looking forward to seeing what they'll do with it.
A great little place in the middle of a beautiful valley chock full of great climbing spots.
The beds and rooms are very comfortable, though the bathrooms are shared, and of the "eco" variety (a plus as far as I'm concerned).
The owners are very helpful about everything from info on climbing spots to trip planning and getting around the area.
Also, the place is dirt cheap. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
Popular night market locations closed, ban appears permanent
发布者The problem with providing convenient parking for everyone is that more people will choose to buy cars or drive into the city when they would have otherwise taken transit.
The standard fine for illegal parking is 150 RMB. Problem is, it's very poorly enforced. The streetside parking is also poorly managed. Those people are supposed to be keeping a lid on bad parking, but they will often direct drivers to double park, blocking the street, or even park on the sidewalks, so they can collect more money.
No end in sight for Xuefu Lu traffic upheaval
发布者"Taking the trees away to recuperate." I didn't see them taking the trees from Xuefu Lu, but I've seen them removing them from other parts of town, and the workers were basically just chopping the trees to pieces.
Based on what we've seen for the other metro lines, Xuefu Lu is going to be a mess for years. All of the problems they have complained about: bedrock, difficulty managing traffic, etc, are going to hit them at Xuefu in spades. There are also, if my sources are correct, extensive bunkers down there from WWII, which were probably expanded (without maps) during the CR.
If they don't revert Yi Er Yi to two-way, that whole quadrant of the city is toast.
Yunnan's population by the numbers
发布者@scally: I just did, and it looks like the Hui are actually still under a million
Yunnan's population by the numbers
发布者Are you sure the Hui don't top one million? I seem to remember hearing they were the largest or second largest minority group in the province
Forecast for Kunming's next subway line: Wait and see
发布者"as Kunming media outlets reveal the presence of dense basalt deposits in the path of multiple tunnels routinely hampered progress."
This has been known for years and years. In the early 2000s, people were holding this up as the reason why Kunming would never have a subway.
I'm guessing engineers brought it up in their time and cost projections, and the officials in charge ignored them. You don't start digging long tunnels underneath a city without taking a look at what the ground is made of.