Regnis
When I went to apply for my visa for this trip, it was with a new passport. I needed to renew it because my old one did not have 6 months left on it before expiry.
They asked to see my old passport, because the previous Chinese visas I got were fixed into it.
The girl at the Embassy says that they needed to see my old Passport to establish that:
1) I had been to China before, therefore they would be Ok to issue me with a 12 month visa.
2) I had not committed any offences on my previous visits, because these would have been noted on my previous visas.
So , for me, I guess it was just normal procedure that the Chinese Embassy went through. It seems that this ruling also applies to any Foreign Pasport holder.
I got my 12 months visa and off we go :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin:
DavidE