[mic2005]

I would recommend China to a friend also. As stated before I would make sure they knew about the wait times and I would suggest they research different countries they also may be interested in. I feel that China is stable as someone stated before compared to other countries. If you look at the different countries they all have issues. At least with China everyone is treated the same meaning you get in line and wait.

I am with a China only agency I really like them but I might suggest that they choose a multi-country agency. I don't think China will close but it would be nice to have a fall back.

I think that because China was so predictable and had short wait times it caused many people to choose adoption from China instead of other countries. Now were seeing people going to other countries. For example Vietnam is seeing a big influx of applications. I don't know a lot about the process for that country but I can see issues coming up soon with so many applications.

It seems IA goes in cycles if you look at the big picture over time. That doesn't help us who are waiting now!