Interesting thread. But I don't have much to share.

But come to think about it,it's a bit difficult to be "in the wild in China" There are people everywhere.

Once I dropped my shift lever, but found only a 100m away. Went back to look for it in the grass and mud, I did find it, but not the bolt. I used some straw to keep it in place, held up for two days..
Another time the battery died on me on top of a mountain. After some effort, kickstarted the bike and was on my way.