Improvisations & Interpretations + William S Burroughs for you

everything very flexible with China regulations - please also see the 2 comments in the post below. Here some excerpt from the real entry & exit law, which clearly says that we "aliens" have to provide this special letter from whatever "unit" if we want to "beg" for a multiple entry F visa.
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Rules for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens
(Approved by the State Council on December 3, 1986, and Promulgated by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 27, 1986) These Rules are formulated in accordance with the stipulations in Article 33 of The Law of the People's Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens (hereinafter referred to as The Law on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens)
Article 6 The documents of certification as mentioned in Item (3) Article 5 of these Regulations, refer to:(1)those applying for the visa marked with "D" shall hold status-of-residence identification forms. To obtain such a form, the applicant may apply, or do so through his/her relatives in China, to the entry-exit controlling department under the public security bureau of the city or county where the applicant is to reside;(2) those applying for the visa marked with "Z" shall hold documents　of certification issued by　a Chinese unit indicating the engagement or employment, or hold letter(s) or telegram(s) sent by an authorized unit;(3) those applying for the visa marked with "X" shall hold documents of certification issued by a host institution or by a competent department; (4)those applying for the visa marked with "F" shall hold letter(s)or telegram(s) sent by an authorized unit;(5) those applying for the visa marked with "L", who come to China as tourists, shall hold certifying documents for reception issued by a Chinese tourist department;(6) those applying for the visa marked with "G" shall hold a valid visa issued by the country (or region) the applicant is going to. Only a through-ticket holder is exempt from the procedures for such visa application;(7) those applying for the visa marked with "C" shall produce relevant certificates according to agreement. Aliens who come to reside in China or to stay in China for more than one year shall, when applying for an entry visa, produce for examination a health certificate issued by a health department designated by the country the applicant resides in, or issued by a health department and attested by a notary office. The health certificate shall remain valid within a period of 6 months of its issuance.
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See the comlete source here:
http://z-visa.com/work/law_exit_entry.htm
What is the point for the "L" visa ? - "the documents for reception issued by a Chinese tourist department" - this rule is not strictly followed until now. It is very important I guess that ALL tourists should provide this "document issued by a Chinese tourist department" as we also have to come up with "letter(s) or telegram(s) sent by an authorized unit". Dont forget this is from 1986 - maybe we need to show some kind of flexibility that suddenly somebody found this "rules for the implementation......" and having now a nice time doing some kind of freely improvised "jam session" on this. But the "L" visa rule in my opinion for the moment is handled much much too relaxed - to ensure a safe environment it is maybe really better that all the "L" visa applicants provide the "document issued by a Chinese tourist department". To make really sure that sooner or later really every thing is safe and secure for the foreigners who are welcomed to China for visiting, business + the Olympics. Cheers !
And as everything is all completely meaningless please enjoy WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS with his THANKSGIVING PRAYER.....related / not related to all of this ....its your choice -unfortunately there is no chinese version of this available.
Thanksgiving Prayer By: William S. Burroughs