Originally Posted by
moondog
Granted my one and only data point is from 3 years ago (and consulate staff tend to get rotated), but I've never experienced such fast/efficient service at any consulate (1.5 hour processing time, and no waiting in line at any point during the process).
As a policy issue, Chinese Consulates/Embassies will normally not do same-day service anymore, at least for direct walk-ins (not going through an agency), but it's of course always worth asking about in the unlikely event you get lucky and same-day can be done.