| Are you sure they'll issue your travel Visa right away? I inquired about a China visa too a few weeks ago and was told I'd have to expect a month and possibly up to 2 months for it to be issued. I'm not sure if that included the expected wait to get an appointment with the embassy, but this is Switzerland so there's probably not that big a line.
Usually a Swiss passport means you get Visas anywhere pretty quickly, but China might be different and it could be faster for you in the US. | 