Originally Posted by
narvik
What type of visas do you have?
No, there's no issue at all in traveling to China for tourism or business.
It is best to come to China within the scope of the visa though; i.e. business visa for business travel, etc.
Bring both passports, old and new.
(I wasn't even aware there was a US State Department advisory; what are they warning against? The "evil" Chinese regime?
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Many of us are traveling back and forth, China/USA without any problem whatsoever. In fact many of us did this throughout the pandemic ---> it's LOT easier nowadays!
While I don't disagree with you from a
de jure perspective, practically speaking:
-it is common for people on business visas to engage in tourist-related activities
-people on tourist visas are not forbidden from talking about business or visiting businesses
-since you can only have one valid visa at a time, the idea of switching back and forth between statuses for each trip is kind of silly
I will raise a potential issue for the OP, though.
rts123 If you are extremely risk averse, you might want to try to bring a copy of your original invitation letter with you (or make a new version and postdate it). I've honestly only heard about this snag a handful of times, and it's the kind of thing that you should be able to talk your way out of with minimal effort.