Originally Posted by
moondog
Timatic is THE definitive source on this matter. Random links from PRC government sites are often outdated and don't (shouldnt) carry any sway with airlines.
That's of course an even better answer technically, yes.
However, with some airlines telling flyers that "they use a different version of TIMATIC" (read: They can't use TIMATIC correctly), having a print-out from an official Chinese website (as outdated it might be) could help as well.
Sometimes, doing something intentionally not in the best way works better than trying to be perfect. It's of course annoying as hell, if you know better, but if you have to talk with people which appear to be "the computer says NOOOO from Little Britain", then the only workable solution is to convince them with something that might make them think otherwise.. I've to work with such people everyday, unfortunately I've plenty of experience in that field