You actually can pass thru China TWICE, such as - JFK-PEK-HKG, on one ticket. Then HKG-PVG-SFO on another ticket. You can spend 10 days in PEK and later another 10 days in Shanghai.
Or many use TYO and TPE. The actual itineraries mentioned in another thread below iirc, were doing exactly that.
I also read on another Chinese forum, it was soooo difficult to get the Travel Visa for the kid, the family ended up cancel the original ticket to buy a r/t ticket US-PVG-US, then a r/t ticket PVG-HKG-PVG - A Nestling Ticket set. They were able to get on plane in US and explained their situation at PVG, showing their PVG-HKG r/t. No problem. They were allowed to enter. Then after 10 days they went to HKG, then use the return portion to fly HKG-PVG, another 10 days, PVG-US on the first ticket.
This is really a stupid policy when China could just give 30 days Visa Free for US passports, and a few others.
因为暑假打算带孩子回去几天，这个10天过境签正好使用。当然有concern，所以特别了解了一下。跟大家分享一下目前了解到的。其实挺简单，因为是过境签，你如果美国直飞国内再国内直飞美国是不适用的。但是你如果在去程或者回程中间在第三国或地区（香港台湾均可）转机就适用了，这样你顺路再玩一趟日本就很合适了。边检局有个电话（01186 然后12367)可24小时拨打询问，有真人接听态度很好。
下面有回帖说只有回程才算数
You actually can pass thru China TWICE, such as - JFK-PEK-HKG, on one ticket. Then HKG-PVG-SFO on another ticket. You can spend 10 days in PEK and later another 10 days in Shanghai.
Or many use TYO and TPE. The actual itineraries mentioned in another thread below iirc, were doing exactly that.
I also read on another Chinese forum, it was soooo difficult to get the Travel Visa for the kid, the family ended up cancel the original ticket to buy a r/t ticket US-PVG-US, then a r/t ticket PVG-HKG-PVG - A Nestling Ticket set. They were able to get on plane in US and explained their situation at PVG, showing their PVG-HKG r/t. No problem. They were allowed to enter. Then after 10 days they went to HKG, then use the return portion to fly HKG-PVG, another 10 days, PVG-US on the first ticket.
This is really a stupid policy when China could just give 30 days Visa Free for US passports, and a few others.
因为你有离开北京后前往HK的机票。 无所谓去程还是回程。
按道理两个情况一样都应该可以
中国的过境是只看入境中国的最后航段以及离开中国的最后航段，不看之前的始发地或者最终目的地。只要旅客的机票是A-中国大陆-B，而A和B不为同一个国家/地区，那么就满足条件。因此旅客可以从美国直飞上海然后从上海飞往香港或者台北都符合条件，哪怕是联程机票经由香港或者台北转机前往美国也是符合过境免签条件的。一