Originally Posted by
YariGuy
Ecuador was the major starting point for that route, and that has been clamped shut, at least for now. Ecuador suspended visa-free entry for Chinese citizens in July. But there remains Surinam and Bolivia (visa on arrival).
How does this relate to auto gates? I guess it's that the authorities can set certain criteria for manual review.
It slows up the exit line as they question every Chinese citizen before they get to the machines. At least this has been my experience at both PVG and PEK this year. I haven’t seen it at SHA.