Originally Posted by
travelinmanS
It's still a great idea, nothing wrong with re-registering every year. It only takes a few minutes and gives you line-skipping privelages for a year. I'm glad China has implemented this and can't wait for them to implement it upon departure as well!
Depends. I'd only be traveling overseas maybe twice a year on average. If one of those times is having to be spent registering for eChannel (which may take about as long as just going through the regular queue anyway), it's hard to see why it's worth the bother.
Like I said, they should just do the registration process as part of the visa renewal process at the PSB. Basically just automate the process. No airport registration required. Much better.