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Question about China tourism visa

It is still a requirement that to get a tourist visa for China, I must receive an invitation from a hotel or a tourism company? And if so, do they fill out the visa application and then forward on to you, the backpacker, to sign and take to the local... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Thu, Feb 22 2007

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