Per the map he was hardly in the Chinese "interior" at all. Sounds like a Chinese version of that old comedy "The Out of Towners" were Sandy Dennis and I forget who as her hubby have a REALLY BAD DAY in NYC.
This man sounds like a big baby. Guess he wasn't a Boy Scout in his youth.
Gee, another computer nerd almost bites the dust!!!! What a dork.
What an idiot. Instead of having his wife work thru American Express, did it ever occur to either of them to contact the U.S. Embassy?! I don't have a lot of faith in bureacrats, but I'd think they might have had a few helpful suggestions.