diff --git a/azure-samples/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/management/network/samples/ManageNetworkSecurityGroup.java b/azure-samples/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/management/network/samples/ManageNetworkSecurityGroup.java
index 5edd79c1bf36f..aa3fa968a603f 100644
--- a/azure-samples/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/management/network/samples/ManageNetworkSecurityGroup.java
+++ b/azure-samples/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/management/network/samples/ManageNetworkSecurityGroup.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 
                 Network network = azure.networks()
                         .define(vnetName)
-                        .withRegion(Region.CHINA_NORTH)
+                        .withRegion(Region.US_EAST)
                         .withNewResourceGroup(rgName)
                         .withAddressSpace("172.16.0.0/16")
                         .defineSubnet("Front-end")
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 
                 System.out.println("Creating a security group for the front end - allows SSH and HTTP");
                 NetworkSecurityGroup frontEndNSG = azure.networkSecurityGroups().define(frontEndNSGName)
-                        .withRegion(Region.CHINA_NORTH)
+                        .withRegion(Region.US_EAST)
                         .withNewResourceGroup(rgName)
                         .defineRule("ALLOW-SSH")
                             .allowInbound()
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
                         + "denies all outbound internet traffic  ");
 
                 NetworkSecurityGroup backEndNSG = azure.networkSecurityGroups().define(backEndNSGName)
-                        .withRegion(Region.CHINA_NORTH)
+                        .withRegion(Region.US_EAST)
                         .withExistingResourceGroup(rgName)
                         .defineRule("ALLOW-SQL")
                             .allowInbound()
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
                 System.out.println("Creating a network interface for the front end");
 
                 NetworkInterface networkInterface1 = azure.networkInterfaces().define(networkInterfaceName1)
-                        .withRegion(Region.CHINA_NORTH)
+                        .withRegion(Region.US_EAST)
                         .withExistingResourceGroup(rgName)
                         .withExistingPrimaryNetwork(network)
                         .withSubnet("Front-end")
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
                 System.out.println("Creating a network interface for the back end");
 
                 NetworkInterface networkInterface2 = azure.networkInterfaces().define(networkInterfaceName2)
-                        .withRegion(Region.CHINA_NORTH)
+                        .withRegion(Region.US_EAST)
                         .withExistingResourceGroup(rgName)
                         .withExistingPrimaryNetwork(network)
                         .withSubnet("Back-end")
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
                 Date t1 = new Date();
 
                 VirtualMachine frontEndVM = azure.virtualMachines().define(frontEndVMName)
-                        .withRegion(Region.CHINA_NORTH)
+                        .withRegion(Region.US_EAST)
                         .withExistingResourceGroup(rgName)
                         .withExistingPrimaryNetworkInterface(networkInterface1)
                         .withPopularLinuxImage(KnownLinuxVirtualMachineImage.UBUNTU_SERVER_16_04_LTS)
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
                 t1 = new Date();
 
                 VirtualMachine backEndVM = azure.virtualMachines().define(backEndVMName)
-                        .withRegion(Region.CHINA_NORTH)
+                        .withRegion(Region.US_EAST)
                         .withExistingResourceGroup(rgName)
                         .withExistingPrimaryNetworkInterface(networkInterface2)
                         .withPopularLinuxImage(KnownLinuxVirtualMachineImage.UBUNTU_SERVER_16_04_LTS)