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That's true. Chinese visa procedures are nightmarish, and can change without warning. But it's a bureaucratic and paperwork nightmare, not an inter-personal nig
by john_flintstone 15y ago
That's true. Chinese visa procedures are nightmarish, and can change without warning. But it's a bureaucratic and paperwork nightmare, not an inter-personal nightmare - there's no third degree. And once you land on Chinese soil, border control is a breeze. I'd much sooner take the grief weeks before the trip than when I land, tired after a long haul flight.
- corin_ 15y agoLast time I went to China I and several colleagues were placed into quarantine (biohazard suits around us) for about an hour, and later had to bribe a customs officer to get the tech. equipment we had shipped seperately out of the airport.. not always a breeze!
- gurkendoktor 15y agoSo true. I had lots of bureaucratic trouble even when transferring in China, and a Taiwanese friend was forced to sit down in police observation for three hours while waiting for a connecting flight. Yet everybody was relaxed and friendly during all the insanity.