In the past, used to fly regularly from out of PEK, PVG & HKG and was always surprised at the number of passengers connecting onto to MAN (and the regions) on these flights. With CX getting a LF of 90%+ out of MAN, it does suggest that there is indeed a market and that HN's MAN/PEK route will not suffer the same fate as their sister company did with its HKG/LGW flights. If they get their price structure right, they might even make an impact on the ME3's connecting traffic from the N of E to East Asia!