Transit Question

Yes, your itinerary will be covered by 24 hour visa free transit and you do not need any kind of visa. However, if you want to exit the airport, you will approach transit counter (desk) immediately upon your landing in Beijing where you will apply for a temporary entry permit. This application is for free. Here you will present your flight tickets and it is advisable to have them in hard copy, that will show that you simply have to exit the airport because you are flying on separate airlines and, I assume, on different tickets. After a short check of your documents, you will be granted a temporary entry permit and you will exit the airport to explore the city and also to perform the formalities as far as your onward flight is concerned.