China airport checkpoint procedures: things to watch out for
Sep 15, 2015, 10:23 pm
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I've had this happen. A colleague and I checked in in PEK for a domestic flight and at security they removed his power pack for his phone and said since it was not marked he could toss it or kuiadi it to any location in China. For whatever reason PVG and SHA don't obsess over power banks but PEK does.
Sep 17, 2015, 12:11 am
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Isn't that regarding spare batteries with exposed terminals?
My power bank has a WiFi router and a flashlight and the battery is sealed inside. I can't see it being treated any different than any other phone or electronic gadget with Li-ion packs.
My power bank has a WiFi router and a flashlight and the battery is sealed inside. I can't see it being treated any different than any other phone or electronic gadget with Li-ion packs.
Sep 17, 2015, 1:11 am
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Last edited by percysmith; Sep 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Sep 17, 2015, 1:11 pm
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Well said
Exactly. Experience like yours and mine may only occur infrequently. But they do happen, and not hysteria to let others know.
Sep 17, 2015, 8:31 pm
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Sep 17, 2015, 8:35 pm
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Sep 18, 2015, 6:53 am
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Yes they did. But what the Chinese govt enacts and what actually happens in the field, especially at far outposts, can be quite different. This will not come as a surprise to China regulars.
Sep 19, 2015, 5:18 am
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Spending the day at the airport, and the remote possibility that the blood test results could cause problems for him, were.
In any event, it's nice to know that the blood test is optional.
Sep 19, 2015, 8:31 am
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Sep 19, 2015, 7:04 pm
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Similar to western “what you don't know can't hurt you”, but not quite
as blunt as " if they don't actually see you do something, they can't prove it".
as blunt as " if they don't actually see you do something, they can't prove it".
Sep 20, 2015, 9:54 am
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Some new regulations and/or newly focused on items at China's airports now--
In addition to being pretty strict with liquids, now portable batteries (like the ones for charging your phone) are being confiscated if they don't have the capacity clearly listed. Make sure the capacity is covered with a piece of tape or something to prevent it from rubbing off. The limit is 30,000mAh.
Have folks encountered other newish or surprise regulations?
In addition to being pretty strict with liquids, now portable batteries (like the ones for charging your phone) are being confiscated if they don't have the capacity clearly listed. Make sure the capacity is covered with a piece of tape or something to prevent it from rubbing off. The limit is 30,000mAh.
Have folks encountered other newish or surprise regulations?
putting it in your checked Luggage won't work as they will scan and you have to take it out. Even if i fly from europe to china and take it back the same way.......nope.