Usually it's not a big issue. And when it is, it's usually in the top big cities (Beijing, Shanghai, etc).
The problem is, they have such things there, and they can choose when and where to enforce it, which can be pretty annoying. For example, it's much more likely you get "deported" from Beijing during the two sessions of National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Same applies for Olympics 2008 and World Expo 2010.
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Thanks for clarifying, I hadn't realised this - is this the case for all major Chinese cities ?
Usually it's not a big issue. And when it is, it's usually in the top big cities (Beijing, Shanghai, etc).
The problem is, they have such things there, and they can choose when and where to enforce it, which can be pretty annoying. For example, it's much more likely you get "deported" from Beijing during the two sessions of National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Same applies for Olympics 2008 and World Expo 2010.