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Take That Funky Passport With You White Boy

By Dan Harris and Steve Dickinson

One of the things I always want to know about every foreign country to which I travel is whether I should keep my passport on my person at all times. Until around six months ago, I would have said no need regarding China, unless you are travelling between cities. That has certainly changed. As made clear in the AmCham-China Daily blog post, "Word to the wise, carry your passport or risk having a hassle," the best advice for China now is to carry your passport with you at all times, or, at minimum, have a copy of it. Co-blogger Steve Dickinson, whose Shanghai apartment complex is mostly foreigners, reports that the police recently knocked on all doors there requesting all necessary documentation. This has become somewhat of an old story by now for most, but if you are heading to China in the next few months for either business or pleasure, make sure you have all necessary documents readily accessible for police inspection because the chances of needing those documents today have gone way up.

Full post as published by China Law Blog on July 14, 2008 (boomark / email).