do i need a visa for layovers in china?

Question

We fly from SFO through Wuhan and Guangzhou to our final destination in Thailand.  On the return, we will again stop in Guangzhou and Wuhan before continuing on to SFO.  Outbound, we stop for 2 hours and 13 hours, returning we stop for 5 hours then 2 hours.  A China Southern Rep told us we need a visa because we make 2 stops twice.  Is this true?  Everything I read on the travel sites say we don't.

Sally · Answer

Even though you make two stops each time, you don't need a visa as long as the total layover in China is not longer than 24 hours.

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Do I need a visa for layovers in China?