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Beijing, China
What is your housing like? What are typical housing sizes, locations, and commute times for expatriates?
Housing is hit and miss. Most is at the mercy of management companies and everything is done according to the Chinese principle of "chabuduo"- or, as it seems to me, poorly, halfway done, will break...
What kind of car do you recommend bringing to post, given the terrain, availability of parts, burglary/carjacking risks, etc.? What kind of car do you advise not to bring?
We did not bring a car, as traffic is terrible in my opinion. I don't think anyone put themselves into this nightmare of a traffic situation (my opinion, but...)?

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