Originally Posted by
moondog
Again, if you were able to tranist in China without a visa, you DID avail of TWOV, by defintion. The entry permit is a separate matter, and those often aren't handed out on sub 8-hour layovers. Your luggage would have been fine even if your GF didn't retrieve it for you.
While technically a transit, I needed to go landside to recheck my bag because we did AA and Dragon back and TG to go back to BKK. No interlining. The point is how to transfer to the domestic flight in CSX or HAK if you need a visa because the passenger would be coming in international and have to enter China to take the domestic flight, probably. Never been to CSX nor HAK.