So I found some info on these sites:
http://www.beijingesc.com/visa-on-arrival.html
http://www.beijing-airport-transport...port-visa.html
http://www.beijing-airport-transport...n-arrival.html
There are only two possibilities I see for categories that I could fall into:
10. As other invitees who really do not have enough time to apply for visas to Chinese agencies abroad but hold letters or telegrams from the designated competent authorities approving the application for visas at port visa agencies;
11. Tour groups organized and received by International Travel Agencies in China or the approved Hong Kong/Macao travel agencies.
Does anyone know of who these
designated competent authorities might be?