Originally Posted by
rob_flies_ua
I've done TWOV twice at PVG within the 8 months and didn't have any trouble either time. No transit visa required, as a US citizen using a US passport connecting to/from a third country.
Edit to add: even though it's "just a random post on FT" I've found
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...hout-visa.html to be very helpful.
+1 Sounds like a great lesson to learn. OP, I bet four hours of a lesson would not be as bad as being locked into a private screening area for a couple of days. I knew it was not easy for the transit in PVG after two visits there last year.