Thanks for the reply....
I spend 2 weeks a month here (flying on BA LHR - PEK now much to my wifes concern!) but want to learn to fly. I guess it will be difficult if I cant keep up practice and knowing China suspected that it would not be straightforward here. I am pretty sure I can get around it in a typically Chinese way but then I figure hours would not count and would not be able to go solo as would need Chinese speaker for ATC.
Thanks again