<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Darren:
I expect the policy would be the same if you tried to fly lax-pek-hkg-tpe-lax or lhr-tlv-cai-ruh-lhr. </font>
Actually, PEK-HKG-TPE is a heavily trafficked route. A substantial % of the pax at HKG are connecting between TPE and Mainland China on the same ticket.