what kind of visa to apply for china?

hi all, i have following plan, need ur advice! i will get my M type, and i plan to invite my gf from philipines to come, she is student and has no income! passport already organized from her. but the application for china making me thinking to much, how we should apply for her.
1st. i make invitation and give all my details that i invite her, and spend all costs she will have. and we gonna apply for a L type. mention i will have a M type!
or
2nd i ill let make a chinese person invitation with chinese ID, and let my GF apply for a L type, and send her the money to put in account to show the embassy that she has enough money for traveling. sure all gonna book in advance hotel and round flight to show the embassy guys too!

what kind of problems can happen, that she cant get her application done successfully. or give me some ideas to make sure, that she will get a L type!

waiting for ur rply