Originally Posted by shmj

I made clear permit is necessary till Oct. (whole month), not just Oct.1, which means the biggest travel agency doesn't get any notice from the Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission about cancelling the permit. I viewed both websites of Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission and China National Tourism Administration and there is no any new policy or notice about the permit. Also phoned Sichuan Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission about it, nobody heard this news. So I think foreign travellers who expected no permit will be disappointed now. Obviously it's not on the Chinese government scheme to change the permit policy.