Originally Posted by
anacapamalibu
A foreign citizen who is transiting through China by air is exempted from a visa if he/she will stay only in the airport for no more than 24 hours and has a valid connecting ticket with confirmed seating on an international flight.
You and I both know that the "staying in the airport" provision simply isn't true in the practical sense (CAN is the ONLY airport where I've heard about this being enforced). In fact, this is impossible in most cases.