Originally Posted by
lax2010
Can ou please clarify what you meant by "insist on a multiple visit visa for 12 months."? Did the Chinese ambassy try to give you less for the same money and you had to argue to INSIST on a 12-month visa?
The Chinese consulates will automatically give you a single entry visa unless you specifically state that you want a multiple visit visa. Tell them that you have plans to travel to China more than once during the next 12 months. It doesn't cost anything more. However, if you don't tell them up front, then you will only get one entry when they return your passport.