china office china tenth episode seventh season american comedy television series office episode overall originally aired nbc december episode written directed episode guest stars hank series depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode michael_scott steve_carell reads article china growing global power decides stopped takes united_states jenna_fischer threatens dunder mifflin new building office complains dwight_schrute rainn_wilson building standards sick andy_bernard ed_helms annoying text messages episode received largely positive reviews television critics felt confrontation oscar michael realistic humorous china viewed million viewers received rating adults age marking slight drop ratings compared previous week despite episode highest rated nbc series night aired highest rated non sports nbc broadcast week aired plot michael_scott steve_carell reads article china growing global power decides china stopped takes united_states tries correct statements ryan_howard checks fact online turns michael statement correct oscar mistake oscar usually office having built reputation oscar invites michael cup coffee employees realize oscar wants discuss china detail order office intellectual heavyweight seeing opportunity oscar taste medicine start michael different facts china answer makes note cards track michael oscar conversation ryan erin jim andy kelly sit watch michael topic changes subject conversation employees oscar left infuriated office complains dwight_schrute rainn_wilson building standards toilet paper adding motion sensors lights placing billboard windows office jenna_fischer office administrator threatens different building leaves comes pictures newer office space says months dwight investigates finds office building exist dwight plays pam admits jim_halpert john_krasinski lied office building afraid failing failing artist jim tries vain breaks tears later dwight building assistant gives pam book state building regulations pam shows dwight policies violation laws written book dwight puts normal camera crew confronts dwight footage showing pam conversation jim instructed book building regulations dwight admits allowed win idea compassion sick andy_bernard ed_helms pointless text messages text tells andy bad text away blocked andy good text high agrees gets text andy telling come parking lot eating ice cream cone laughs gives andy high production china written producers fourth writing credit series brother showrunner time entry directed fifth directing credit series china episode feature played youtube star producers office saw series prank videos hired recurring character season seven dvd contains number deleted scenes episode notable cut scenes include michael talking fear china energy saving cord energy saving cord dwight making fun pam concerns pam discussing new office space dwight jim criticizing pam plan camera erin talking moving michael argument oscar coffee shop cultural references michael initially worked china reading article newsweek american weekly news magazine michael notes forced read newsweek waiting room office kid magazine wanted read magazine michael wanted read children magazine andy sends text reads reference actress creed notes understands speak pirate slang andy attempts michael talk taken movie michael oscar discussion lobby office building copy duty seen counter fans speculated reference season episode coup game plot device reception original american broadcast december china viewed estimated million viewers received rating percent share adults ages means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast marked slight drop ratings week thanksgiving episode highest rated non sports related nbc program original week aired ninth watched week broadcast adults aged episode got overwhelmingly positive reviews reilly vulture wrote highly episode called best season far time compared episode season large later work beatles noted known string ambitious entries decide step backward reason enjoyed china opined china plot focused michael relationship oscar demonstrated drawn comes peripheral characters said episode vintage office paste magazine wrote highly episode called half hour comedy particularly pleased michael able overcome oscar enjoyed episode fanatic praised episode awarded stars wrote favorite thing jim prank dwight second favorite backs michael furthermore wrote story filled plenty laughs dwight story absolutely gold felt plot enjoyable andy great small awarded episode grade noted office suited political examination grounded reality concept office global politics uneven argued china red herring introduce story oscar actually gap potential actual knowledge subject story steps finds small moment larger conflict enjoyed plot pam dwight noting ending honestly sweet
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