Ms.Maz, I haven't heard of this, however, I think that you can apply for Chinese visa in Malaysia where you don't need to apply for Chinese visa through the Chinese Visa Application Service Center. I think that the VFS takes you as tourists to China by your own vehicle,

Special Tourist Visa: Those who like to travel through China by his/her own vehicle or on foot have to find a travel agent in their own countries first. And then they should submit the document specifying the name list of the travelers, touring schedule (namely, port and time of entry, touring route, cities to call at and programs in China) and the vehicle information through the travel agent in their own countries to China Travel Service in China three months in advance.