Answered by Borut | Dec. 10, 2024 23:12
No, unfortunately, that is not allowed visa free. In order to enjoy 144 hour visa free transit, you need to insert a third country.
As you can see, your itinerary:
Japan - Shanghai (China) - Japan
Is just a return trip and not a transit, so not eligible for 144 hour visa free transit. However, if you introduce for example, South Korea, and make your itinerary looking like this:
Japan - South Korea - Shanghai - Japan
or
Japan - Shanghai - South Korea - Japan
In that case, you can enjoy 144 hour visa free transit valid for a very wide area of Shanghai absolutely visa free.
To simplify, the basic rule of every Chinese visa free transit scheme clearly states that the immediate points before and after your mainland Chinese stop has to be in two different countries or eligible territories (eligible territories are Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau). Also, it is important to emphasize that your stop in South Korea could be of any length. Have a nice journey.
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