The one year period starts to run from either when the judge has decreed the separation or when the couples have executed the separation agreement. Apparently you are not qualified. But you might sue on the ground of abandonment, which requires higher burden of proof. Another problem is concerned with the US court's jurisdiction. If your wife sues for divorce in China in the course of your US divorce suit, (not sure about the precise language), according to Chinese Highest Court's interpretation as to PRC law of civil procedures, the Chinese court has prime jurisdiction over the suit.
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The one year period starts to run from either when the judge has decreed the separation or when the couples have executed the separation agreement. Apparently you are not qualified. But you might sue on the ground of abandonment, which requires higher burden of proof. Another problem is concerned with the US court's jurisdiction. If your wife sues for divorce in China in the course of your US divorce suit, (not sure about the precise language), according to Chinese Highest Court's interpretation as to PRC law of civil procedures, the Chinese court has prime jurisdiction over the suit.