Living in CHINA with my Macbook?

Most likely I will be moving to China at some point within the coming months.
I will obviously be taking my Macbook with me but have a few concerns:
1. I was in China this past summer and never at one point was I allowed to do Software Updates in China. Why is this so and what would be the way around this? I would assume to directly download what I need from the Apple site right? I might've answered my own question.
2. I don't believe there are any Apple stores in China, at least I didn't see any there during my Summer trip, so if a problem arises with my Macbook and I have Applecare which covers me worldwide, how will I be able to fix my Mac?
I feel it's a must for me to take my Macbook out to China since i'll be living there anywhere between 3 months to well over a year. This past summer I was in China with my Macbook for 4 weeks and it was a lifesaver aside from not being able to do software updates (though I could see I needed them) and somehow being able to have Applecare cover me out there. Perhaps an authorized reseller?
Thank you.

Hi Decemberist,
Here is link to apple china, I see a couple of phone and address:
http://www.apple.com.cn/store/
Unfortunately they written in chinese, so maybe a friend can translate that for you.
You can asked them if they have any new updater for your macbook or maybe you can do update using their wired or wireless network.
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