> To all the other people talking about intent to settle or not: read the post. The author lived in China for 20 years and built a family there. They're not an "expat" under any technical definition of the word.
And yet he's leaving. He calls the US "home". So evidently he was an expat.
He repeatedly talks about abandoning his plans to build a life in China. Changing plans when the government decides you're the enemy doesn't invalidate decisions taken before that.
And yet he's leaving. He calls the US "home". So evidently he was an expat.