<p>We have tons of friends whose kids went to international school in China. They all got into colleges they were happy with. I think you’d be fine with two years of HS there–one year might be more problematic. </p>
<p>I can’t imagine why any college would consciously penalize a student whose family moved due to job issues. As with any application there will be strong and weak points. Your job is to maximize the strengths–and there plenty of strengths to be had from an applicant who lived for two years in China.</p>