Originally Posted by
jiejie
I would do exactly this--get a visa and travel on the Canadian passport only. It will circumvent all manner of potential troubles.
Why not call aa first?
-he has the legal right to enter China
-the border control people don't care about his plane tickets
-the only potential hiccup is aa front line employees
-the name change thing is pretty common
-wouldn't you explore all possible options before spending the time and money to procure a visa?
-his hrp is far better than a visa; he should use it
Sure, he should rectify the name issue for future trips, but there is nothing remotely dodgy about his status wrt the immediate trip.