upspeed,
Pardon, I have been away from this thread for a little while. Thanks a lot for your response. That is the most concrete answer I have yet received about China.
I agree with you about that the knowledge level of the pilot agencies needs to improve. One would figure if you work at a company that deals with ex pats, this would be an area you would/should know about in order to answer potential questions. Now of course I realize that it isn't a very large portion of the pilot ranks that have had this surgery....but it has been approved for over 10 yrs in the US and this portion of our community will only grow.
Appreciate your post, tcw3