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Your wife could have damaged the SIM place when she inserted the SIM card from China,maybe they are a little bigger or different from ours.You could have your phone checked at a sony center,that is my opinion.
Only her SIM is the problem?In China did it work fine all the time?Maybe it is not active anymore.
I am sorry to tell you,but it is very awkward.You should take the phone to a sony center and have it checked.