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Asked by Morgan from USA | Mar. 14, 2017 17:40
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About:Visa Policy of China
Layover in Shanghai for 17 hrs
I will be traveling from NYC to Tokyo with a layover in Shanghai for 17 hrs. I wish to leave the airport. I have the same arrangement in reverse on the way back (Tokyo to NYC with another layover in Shanghai about 2 weeks later). Must I get a 72 hour visa to leave the airport each time?