Originally Posted by skaya

Thanks. I hope you are right, and the multiple websites wrong, including the official website of the Chinese embassy on Norway http://no.china-embassy.org/eng/lsfwss/qz/t931125.htm

"(4)Foreigners who have confirmed onward tickets and seats on international flights and directly transit through China and stay for no more than 24 hours within the airport boundaries shall not need to apply for a transit visa."